Remnants of the craters still remain today, although many of them have been been filled in and softened into divots by natural erosion and weathering. The Coconino County Sheriffs Office said on Thursday that an.
#THE CINDERS FLAGSTAFF FREE#
A couple of the local vendors will be doing a free 'appreciation day' BBQ lunch at the bottom of 50 hill on Saturday. Sunday and remained at 3 containment as of Friday night. Get out of the heat The Arizona Classic Bronco run in August will be the weekend of the 11th-12th in the Cinders, just North of Flagstaff. Fun Fact: In AZ forest, trails with horizontal number signs required Street legal, but trails with vertical number signs, usually the brown fiberglass lathes, are not Street legal and rideable with AZ RV plate, California or Utah stickers. This area contains the remains of a violent volcanic eruption that happened just 1000 years ago (give or take a couple of Memorial Day weekends). The Cinders is pretty much wide open cross country so no lack of trail riding to be had. Once the fake moon field was constructed, the astronauts were free to try out their lunar rovers and other equipment from the safety of Earth’s gravity. 89, was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. The Cinders Recreation Area About 20 minutes NE out of Flagstaff, AZ, just off of Highway 189, lies an area that mother nature made just for us outdoor folks.
#THE CINDERS FLAGSTAFF SERIES#
Using hundreds of pounds of dynamite, NASA scientists created an identical field of craters in a carefully ordered series of blasts. Lichens formed on the rock surfaces and began to break down the rock into soil.
The cinders provided excellent material to re-create the lunar surface. The volcanic eruption and lava flow along with the spreading of ash for hundreds of miles changed the climate in the area. 'Near Flagstaff, Ariz., are fields of volcanic cinders, the result of eruptions about the year 1065. However to accurately simulate the surface of the moon, scientists mapped a portion of the satellite’s craters and proceeded to create an exact replica of the pothole field in Cinder Lake. It is estimated that Sunset Crater erupted sometime between 10 CE and is the most recent volcano activity around Flagstaff Arizona. Plus, who doesn't love a road trip up mostly two-lane blacktop in the Southwest? Here are some pics of the UA LRJ making the trip.Before the first astronauts ever made it to the moon, they had to have somewhere to practice, and thus the Cinder Lake Crater Field was constructed.Ĭhosen for its porous volcanic gravel, the former volcano provided a more than suitable analogue for moon rock. Around 7,000 feet in elevation, it is along the western side of the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the United States. This area offers some huge hill climbs and about 19 miles of ATV trails through deep volcanic craters and ponderosa pines. (We prefer the latter views a little monument valley!) Then on to Bluff, Blanding, and Monticello-we've done this trip tens of times, and it's still enjoyable. An International Dark Sky City, Flagstaff sits next to Mount Elden, Humphreys Peak and south of the San Francisco Peaks on the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau. Past Black Mesa to Kayenta and then either via Mexican Water or Mexican Hat. From Flagstaff past Sunset Crater and the Cinders, to Cameron Trading Post, and on to Tuba City.
From there you drop into the stark and varied deserts of northern Arizona with fascinating geological formations, native cultures, history, 10-mile views, and epic sunsets in this region, which encapsulates the Colorado River and the area upstream of the Grand Canyon. It starts in the pines of the Flagstaff area with the dropback of the often-snowy San Francisco Peaks. However, the drive from the central Arizona town of Flagstaff to Moab is beautiful. Still, when the insanity dies down, parts of it are scenic, and other parts very annoying and boring. The Cinder Hills are located northeast of Flagstaff in the Coconino National Forest.
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