A Weekend Up North - Sunset Crater

The kids enjoyed running along the lava-flow trail at Sunset Crater. They kept wanting to go off the trail to climb all over the rocks. Milo and Cooley especially enjoyed throwing and breaking the lava rocks. 

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A Weekend Up North - Exploring Hills

While driving, we passed a short stretch of random hills that looked like they would be fun for the kids to climb. The kids fearlessly ran up and down the hills racing along the ridgeline. 

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A Weekend Up North - Flintstones Bedrock City

By far one of the best stops on our trip was Flintstones Bedrock City. The park was small and a bit run-down but the kids loved it! They especially enjoyed running from building to building checking our the prehistoric decor and furniture.

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A Weekend Up North - The Grand Canyon

The weather was cold and windy when we made our first stop at the Grand Canyon resulting in the kids being whiney and less than impressed. But by the time we made our second stop, the wind had calmed down and the kids were able to play around while we admired the view. 

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A Weekend Up North - Horseshoe Bend

When we stopped at Horseshoe Bend it was extremely windy blowing sand up in everyone's faces. In order to see the bend, you have to get super close to an already scary ledge. Having the wind blowing made it that much scarier. The kids found some large rocks off to the side and made friends with another kid who was also climbing the rocks. 

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