{"id":6262,"date":"2022-01-13T22:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6262"},"modified":"2022-04-09T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T00:43:42","slug":"20220113road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/13\/20220113road\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Driving from Sedona to Grand Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth day of my 2021 Arizona trip, my friend and I would be leaving Sedona and heading for Grand Canyon. Along the way we would visit Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_165631_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_165631_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Having hiked a few popular trails near Sedona for the previous two days, we would be leaving for Grand Canyon today. The drive towards Grand Canyon via its east entrance would only take about 2.5 hours, however, we decided to make a few stops along the way, making it a day-long itinerary. <\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-8', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-major-8', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider8.sync( secondarySlider8 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider9 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-9', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:39,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider9 = new Splide( '#splide-major-9', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider9.sync( secondarySlider9 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Chapel_of_the_Holy_Cross\">Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After some teleconferencing in the morning, we first reached the Chapel of the Holy Cross, a popular attraction in Sedona. The chapel was built on a small butte, backdropped by Twin Buttes and overlooking extensive fields towards the south. Its simple geometrical shape was a striking sight that blended into the background of rugged red rocks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0775.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0775.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0766.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0766.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0765.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0765.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Towers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Towers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0773.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0773.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br>East Twin Butte<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0772.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0772.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0774.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Blooming Cactus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blooming Cactus<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its purple color looked rather exotic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0767.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0767.jpg\" alt=\"Mansion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mansion<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the foot of the hill, overlooked by the chapel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0775.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0766.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0765.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Towers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0773.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0772.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Blooming Cactus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0767.jpg\" alt=\"Mansion\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0775.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0775.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0766.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0766.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0765.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0765.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Towers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Towers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0773.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0773.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>East Twin Butte<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0772.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0772.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0774.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0774.jpg\" alt=\"Blooming Cactus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blooming Cactus<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its purple color looked rather exotic.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0767.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0767.jpg\" alt=\"Mansion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mansion<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the foot of the hill, overlooked by the chapel.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0769.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0769.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0770.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0770.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Sight of distant mountains beyond this floor-to-ceiling glass behind the alter was certainly a highlight of the church\u2019s architecture achievements.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Oak_Creek_Canyon\">Oak Creek Canyon<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After that, we grabbed some snacks in downtown Sedona before continuing our way towards Grand Canyon, along US Route 89A. After leaving Sedona, US 89A followed Oak Creek Canyon north, with glimpses of Sedona\u2019s signature red rocks on the left.<br \/>\nIn particular, my friend and I originally planned to stop at Midgley Bridge and took a short hike around its canyon landscape. Unfortunately, the small parking lot at Midgley Bridge was full, so instead we drove to the next turnout and I took an aerial tour with my drone instead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0126_DJI_0138-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0126_DJI_0138-13.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Oak Creek and Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Oak Creek and Midgley Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0122.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oak Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0123.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0123.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oak Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oak Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Midgley Bridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0125.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Midgley Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0122.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0123.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0125.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0122.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0122.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oak Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0123.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0123.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oak Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0141.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oak Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0124.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Midgley Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DJI_0125.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0125.jpg\" alt=\"Midgley Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Midgley Bridge<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After leaving Midgley Bridge, US 89A followed Oak Creek Canyon till its end, where the route took on a few switchbacks and ascended onto the canyon. Here\u2019s a dashcam video of the process:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pSk4hoXbO4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Oak_Creek_Vista\">Oak Creek Vista<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>At the rim of the canyon there was a vista point overlooking the valley to the south, where we made a brief stop appreciating the landscape. Here elevation was higher and the northern slopes of the canyons in sight were dotted with the enchanting color of white snow. Oak Creek Canyon followed a fault line, so rock formations were higher on the western side, which was clearly visible from the vista.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0778_DSC_0784-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0778_DSC_0784-7.jpg\" alt=\"Valley from Oak Creek Vista\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley from Oak Creek Vista<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0776.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Oak Creek Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0785.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0785.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Red Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wilson Mountain in the background of this photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0777.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0777.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Rim of Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern Rim of Oak Creek Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0786.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0786.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And the winding mountain road up Oak Creek Vista.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0787.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0787.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And the winding mountain road up Oak Creek Vista.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0776.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0785.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Red Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0777.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Rim of Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0786.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0787.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Oak Creek Vista.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0776.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Oak Creek Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0785.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0785.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Red Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wilson Mountain in the background of this photo.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0777.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0777.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Rim of Oak Creek Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern Rim of Oak Creek Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0786.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0786.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And the winding mountain road up Oak Creek Vista.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0787.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0787.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And the winding mountain road up Oak Creek Vista.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0789.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0789.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pumphouse Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0790Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0790Q9.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Pumphouse Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pumphouse Wash<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A creek in Coconino National Forest, the origin of Oak Creek. Looking closer, one may identify its frozen surface.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that, we continued north. We made a stop at the city of Flagstaff for food and supplies, as the last major town before Grand Canyon. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/P1010865.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/P1010865.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/P1010867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/P1010867.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Before Oak Creek Vista, the road was in a narrow canyon (left). After the vista, the road was on a plateau and felt much more spacious.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>From Flagstaff there were three routes to reach Grand Canyon Village, where we would be spending the night. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The western route of I40-AZ64 was the fastest. A small detour and one could visit the town of Williams on historic US Route 66.<\/li>\n<li>The central route of US180-AZ64 was the shortest. It passed along the foot of Humphreys Peak, the highest mountain in the state of Arizona before joining the previous one.<\/li>\n<li>The eastern route of US89-AZ64 was the longest. However, unlike the previous two it followed the south rim of Grand Canyon for a considerable distance, meaning we could stop along the way to appreciate its magnificence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the time we left Flagstaff it was 2pm. Since it would be too soon for us to arrive at our overnight hotel via the first two routes, we decided to take the longer route of US89-AZ64. Even more, we thought the few NPS managed sites east of Flagstaff, meaning Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater and Wupatki were quite interesting. In the end, we decided to visit the latter two as they involved less of a detour.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Sunset_Crater\">Sunset Crater<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sunset Crater was the youngest of a group of volcanoes in the vicinity, with its last eruption in the 11th century. It\u2019s commonly believed to be an extinct volcano nowadays.<br \/>\nDue to its fragile ecosystem, climbing Sunset Crater was prohibited. However, next to the crater, a field of lava from its last eruption was pretty visible, with a 1.3-km maintained \u201cLava Flow Trail\u201d that threaded through the lava field, which my friend and I paid a visit to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0793.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0793.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Crater<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0791.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0792.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0792.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0794.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0794.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0796.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0796.jpg\" alt=\"Lava Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lava Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0797.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0797.jpg\" alt=\"Trail by Lava Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail by Lava Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_145008_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_145008_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Spatter Cone\" width=\"87%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Spatter Cone<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Spatter cones form when lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface of a lava flow. They are fed by the underlying flow rather than a deep magma conduit. Imagine fluid fragments of liquid lava bursting upward as gases are released &#8211; like bubbles from a carbonated drink. Drops fall, congeal, and create a circular mound around the opening.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0795.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0795.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twisted Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Well, this mustn\u2019t be Sedona\u2019s vortex.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0793.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Crater\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0791.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0792.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0794.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0796.jpg\" alt=\"Lava Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0797.jpg\" alt=\"Trail by Lava Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_145008_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Spatter Cone\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0795.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos along Lava Flow Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0793.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0793.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Crater<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0791.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0792.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0792.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0794.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0794.jpg\" alt=\"Solidified Lava\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Solidified Lava<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0796.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0796.jpg\" alt=\"Lava Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lava Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0797.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0797.jpg\" alt=\"Trail by Lava Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail by Lava Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_145008_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_145008_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Spatter Cone\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spatter Cone<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Spatter cones form when lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface of a lava flow. They are fed by the underlying flow rather than a deep magma conduit. Imagine fluid fragments of liquid lava bursting upward as gases are released &#8211; like bubbles from a carbonated drink. Drops fall, congeal, and create a circular mound around the opening.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0795.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0795.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twisted Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Well, this mustn\u2019t be Sedona\u2019s vortex.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Cinder_Hills_Overlook\">Cinder Hills Overlook<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not far down the road was Cinder Hills Overlook, a small overlook on the opposite side of Sunset Crater as Lava Flow. Here a few other volcanoes to the southeast were also visible.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0801_DSC_0812-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0801_DSC_0812-12.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Cinder Hills Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Cinder Hills Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0800.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Sunset Crater\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0813.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0813.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Double Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0814.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0814.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hundred Dollar Hill\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0815.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0815.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Haywire Crater\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">Sunset Crater \/ Double Crater <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The two craters were more obvious from satellite images)<\/span> \/ Hundred Dollar Hill \/ Haywire Crater<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Painted_Desert_Vista\">Painted Desert Vista<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>About 4 miles down the road there was another roadside vista, this one with clearer sights of distant desert wearing vivid colors.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0816.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0816.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Desert\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0817.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0817.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Desert\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0818.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0818.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Distant Desert\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Desert<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0819_DSC_0828-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0819_DSC_0828-10.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Painted Desert\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Painted Desert<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Wupatki_National_Monument\">Wupatki National Monument<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Continuing forward, we entered Wupatki National Monument. A few ruins of Ancient Pueblo People scattered around the site.<br \/>\nIn addition, the area received less precipitation than nearby Sunset Crater, so I found the grassland landscape with the open views it afforded both appealing and humbling. Here\u2019s a dashcam video of our drive towards Wukoki Pueblo.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fxv9K5aGi7w\t\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Wukoki_Pueblo\">Wukoki Pueblo<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In English, &#8220;Wukoki&#8221; means &#8220;big house&#8221;. Wukoki Pueblo was built on an open field and thus its towering presence was visible from afar during its occupation in the 1100s. That combined with its position atop a sandstone outcrop led some to believe this was a &#8220;focal&#8221; site to the indigenous people. Originally as a three-story building, now only part of the building remained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0830.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0831.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_160443_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_160443_MP.jpg\" width=\"95%\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0832.jpg\" alt=\"View from Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Wukoki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The building probably used to occupy the entire foundation on the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0829.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Francisco Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Humphreys Peak (3851m) as the highest peak in Arizona in the right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Holes in Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Holes in Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which my friend and I believed were for beams that held floors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0834.jpg\" alt=\"Room Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Room Interior<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0835.jpg\" alt=\"Doorway\" width=\"50%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Doorway<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, the doorways at these native American ruins were all very small. We had to bend over in order to walk through them.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0857.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Ground\" \/><\/a><\/br>Opening in the Ground<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend and I believed this was site of a toilet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0858.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Opening in the Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This looked like a drainage to us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0830.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0831.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_160443_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0832.jpg\" alt=\"View from Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0829.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Holes in Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0834.jpg\" alt=\"Room Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0835.jpg\" alt=\"Doorway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0857.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Ground\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0858.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in and around Wukoki Pueblo.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0830.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0831.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0859.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_160443_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_160443_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wukoki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0832.jpg\" alt=\"View from Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Wukoki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The building probably used to occupy the entire foundation on the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0829.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Francisco Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Humphreys Peak (3851m) as the highest peak in Arizona in the right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Holes in Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Holes in Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which my friend and I believed were for beams that held floors.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0834.jpg\" alt=\"Room Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room Interior<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0835.jpg\" alt=\"Doorway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Doorway<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Somehow, the doorways at these native American ruins were all very small. We had to bend over in order to walk through them.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0857.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Ground\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Opening in the Ground<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend and I believed this was site of a toilet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0858.jpg\" alt=\"Opening in the Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Opening in the Wall<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This looked like a drainage to us.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0836_DSC_0856-21.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0836_DSC_0856-21.jpg\" alt=\"Fields from Wukoki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields from Wukoki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Wupatki_Pueblo\">Wupatki Pueblo<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Next, we reached the nearby Wupatki Pueblo, which was much larger than Wukoki, and also housed the park&#8217;s visitor center.<br \/>\nIn English, &#8220;Wupatki&#8221; means &#8220;tall house&#8221;. It\u2019s the largest housing unit in the region, with about 100 rooms at its peak, with separate community rooms and ballcourts.<br \/>\nI was puzzled to learn that most entrances to the rooms were through roofs, but somehow the residents managed a complex system of multi-story labyrinth of walls and ladders just fine.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s believed that Wupatki Pueblo housed a farming community, but excavations also revealed trade activities with distant locations. At around 1200s, most houses in the vicinity (including Wupatki and Wukoki) were abandoned, I guessed that\u2019s due to the farming boom brought by Sunset Crater\u2019s eruption in the late 1000s had ended, and the Pueblo had to leave for land that\u2019s more arable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0860.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0860.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0873.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0873.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0862.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0868.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0868.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Community Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Community Room<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ballcourt and community room seemed to serve similar functions to me, I couldn\u2019t understand their differences.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0866.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0866.jpg\" alt=\"Ballcourt\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ballcourt<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ballcourt and community room seemed to serve similar functions to me, I couldn\u2019t understand their differences.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_164238_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_164238_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole\" width=\"90%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Blowhole<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the end of the trail, warm air was blowing out of this hole upwards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0860.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0873.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0862.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0868.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Community Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0866.jpg\" alt=\"Ballcourt\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_164238_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in and around Wupatki Pueblo.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0860.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0860.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0863.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0873.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0873.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0862.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0868.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0868.jpg\" alt=\"Wupatki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wupatki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0861.jpg\" alt=\"Community Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Community Room<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ballcourt and community room seemed to serve similar functions to me, I couldn\u2019t understand their differences.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0866.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0866.jpg\" alt=\"Ballcourt\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ballcourt<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ballcourt and community room seemed to serve similar functions to me, I couldn\u2019t understand their differences.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_164238_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_164238_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Blowhole\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blowhole<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the end of the trail, warm air was blowing out of this hole upwards.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here were some individual rooms. I was a bit shocked to find that NPS rangers used to live in one of them, and the excavations of the site involved tearing down the roof and some of the walls first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0864.jpg\" alt=\"Room with Drainage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Room with Drainage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0865.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0865.jpg\" alt=\"Air Circulation System\" \/><\/a><\/br>Air Circulation System<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ventilator trench (below the \u201c7\u201d slab) was used for ventilation. At its leftmost end, a vertical slab would block the incoming air from a fire pit to its left (buried underground).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0867.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0869Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0869Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Floor Support Structures\" \/><\/a><\/br>Floor Support Structures<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_165433_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_165433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" width=\"89%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Room<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This room, on the southeastern corner of pueblo, is one of the largest yet without household tools or utensils. This suggested the room could be a ceremonial room known as a kiva.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0864.jpg\" alt=\"Room with Drainage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0865.jpg\" alt=\"Air Circulation System\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0867.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0869Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Floor Support Structures\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_165433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in and around Wupatki Pueblo.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0864.jpg\" alt=\"Room with Drainage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room with Drainage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0865.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0865.jpg\" alt=\"Air Circulation System\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Air Circulation System<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ventilator trench (below the \u201c7\u201d slab) was used for ventilation. At its leftmost end, a vertical slab would block the incoming air from a fire pit to its left (buried underground).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0867.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0869Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0869Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Floor Support Structures\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Floor Support Structures<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_165433_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_165433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This room, on the southeastern corner of pueblo, is one of the largest yet without household tools or utensils. This suggested the room could be a ceremonial room known as a kiva.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Lomaki_Pueblo\">Lomaki Pueblo<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By the time we left Wupatki Pueblo, it&#8217;s already 5pm, not long from sunset. Apart from Wupatki and Wukoki, there were a few scattered ruins in Wupatki National Monument. So on our way to Grand Canyon, we decided to make a final stop, and checked out Box Canyon Ruins and Lomaki Pueblo. <\/p>\n<p>In English, &#8220;Lomaki&#8221; means &#8220;beautiful house&#8221;, as archeologists believed the house was coated with plaster in the 1100s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0877.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0877.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to Lomaki Pueblo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0881.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0880.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0880.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Basement entrance or storage rooms, we guessed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0883.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0878.jpg\" alt=\"Room in Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Room in Lomaki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not very spacious and with small doorways. Entrance to these rooms were mostly through roofs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0882.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0882.jpg\" alt=\"Plants\" \/><\/a><\/br>Plants<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants were supposed to roll on such open prairie until they set root into wet soil. Unfortunately these ones ended up stuck at the end of this canyon.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0877.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0881.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0880.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0883.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0878.jpg\" alt=\"Room in Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0882.jpg\" alt=\"Plants\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in and around Lomaki Pueblo.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0877.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0877.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Next to Lomaki Pueblo.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0881.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0880.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0880.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Basement entrance or storage rooms, we guessed.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0883.jpg\" alt=\"Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lomaki Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0878.jpg\" alt=\"Room in Lomaki Pueblo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Room in Lomaki Pueblo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not very spacious and with small doorways. Entrance to these rooms were mostly through roofs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0882.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0882.jpg\" alt=\"Plants\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Plants<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">These plants were supposed to roll on such open prairie until they set root into wet soil. Unfortunately these ones ended up stuck at the end of this canyon.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Next to Lomaki Pueblo were Box Canyon Ruins. There were two ruins on both sides of the canyon at a commanding location, sort of like defensive fortresses to me (although the canyon was shallow and I didn&#8217;t see too much of a point of defense). These buildings were single floor with timber roofs that were long gone. The nearby information board did mention that earthcracks like Box Canyon offered the most fertile soil for dry farming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_172215_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_172215_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Box Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_172024_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_172024_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_173433_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_173433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0884.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0885.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0876.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Francisco Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0879.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">O\u2019Leary Peak and San Francisco Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_172215_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_172024_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220113_173433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0884.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0885.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0876.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0879.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos in and around Box Canyon Ruins.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_172215_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_172215_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Box Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_172024_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_172024_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/IMG_20220113_173433_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220113_173433_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0884.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0885.jpg\" alt=\"Box Canyon Ruins\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Box Canyon Ruins<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0876.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0876.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Francisco Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/DSC_0879.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_0879.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">O\u2019Leary Peak and San Francisco Mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, it\u2019s getting dark. 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