On my way east from the Grand Canyon, I saw a sign for Meteor Crater. It sounded interesting and was fairly close to the interstate so I decided to stop. It's exactly what the name suggests. A crater caused by a meteorite. The first one to be confirmed that it was created that way. (Before that everyone thought all craters were made by volcanoes.) It's a mile in diameter and 550 feet deep.
The second stop was the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest (one national park). Again some odd landscapes and beautiful too.
Guess I'll see Albuquerque tomorrow!
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