A day trip outside of Flagstaff Arizona to hike an old volcano crater, the Red Mountain Trail

Alien Landscape

The crater of Red Mountain is certainly an alien landscape

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Taking It All In

Shelby takes a look around Red Mountain

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Not Mother-Approved

Climbing up these hoodoo canyons with your back up against one side and your feet against the other is probably NOT on the mother-approved activities list.

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Height

Some hoodoo height perspective

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Butt Walk

Showing how the hoodoo climb is done

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Lava

Black lava rock at the top of Red Mountain

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The Trail Home

Black lava on one side, red sandstone on the other side of the Red Mountain Trail

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The Slide

The safest way to get down the loose lava rock is to squat and slide. No butt dragging though or it’ll wear right through your shorts!

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