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Meteor Crater - 1 member in 6 triplogs has rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Oct 09 2023
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69 male
 Joined Jan 20 2009
 Far NE Phoenix,
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
Northeast, AZ
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The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760
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Deb and I had never been here before, so this was stop 1 of 3 on the day.

There's not a lot to hike here, but the history from the short film and in the Museum was quite interesting. It's one big friggin hole.

We only got to walk out to the first area on the guided tour because of lightning within 15 miles.

Crater Video - [ youtube video ]

The largest found fragment from this meteor impact was found at our third stop for the day, Diablo Canyon Ruins. It was 500 lbs and 12 miles away from the crater
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Jun 30 2014
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66 male
 Joined Oct 28 2003
 Andover, NJ
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
Northeast, AZ
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big_load • Triplogs 124
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This is a really big hole. It was another must-do family reunion activity, on an afternoon that was pretty warm for most people. I wish the film had more detailed analysis of what was happening before and during the impact. The graphics were spectacular, but it would have been even better to slow it down more and add the scientific detail.
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Feb 13 2011
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50 female
 Joined Sep 18 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
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GrottoGirl • Triplogs 1,634
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This probably isn't really worth logging since it's only a mile - however, I thought some of my photos were interesting enough. It's a private operation so they get away with charging $15 for admission. You don't even get to hike around the entire crater nor down to the bottom.
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Dec 12 2009
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43 female
 Joined Mar 01 2010
 Phoenix, AZ
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
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juliachaos • Triplogs 627
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Interesting crater and museum/science center. For real, they even have petrified dinosaur poop for sale in the gift shop. :)
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Aug 04 2007
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51 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
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azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,144
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Nice view...took some Navajo kids and some of our church kids on this little trip. Too bad they don't allow hikes to go down into the crater...even if it were at least a few times a year (like Crack in Rock at Wupatki).
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Sep 22 2001
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51 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Meteor CraterNortheast, AZ
Meteor Crater
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azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,144
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My first trip there, with my wife's family.
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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." — Henry David Thoreau
 

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