July 25, 2015
The Interstate often paralleled old Route 66. It was interesting to see some of the old buildings now abandoned and falling apart, along the old highway, remaining pieces of American history.
We took the exit to go see Meteor Crater. It's located about half way between Winona and Winslow, Arizona. We had driven past this place over the years without stopping to check it out. Today would be different. The impact site is 6 miles off of I-40. There was very little traffic.
The entrance fee was very steep for what you get ($16 for adults and $8 for kids), but we coughed it up anyway. This is not a National Park but it is a Monument owned and operated by a private family of wannabe Rangers. As there is nothing else in this area to attract visitors, I suppose the locals needs the cash!
The hole in the ground was impressive, but not that remarkable. It measures nearly 3/4 mile across and 550 feet deep. It is told that a flaming Nickel-Iron Meteor, about 150' in diameter and weighing 300,000 tons, crashed here about 49,000 years ago. It must be true because we watched the video of it plummeting to Earth!
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