March 21 Saturday More Grand Canyon and more

This morning we drove back to the Grand Canyon to see the Desert View drive scenic points. Today it took quite a while to get through the gates. There are several unnamed and named pull ins to stop at and enjoy the view, slightly different from yesterday.

At around 2 pm, we arrived at Desert View Visitor Center and had a late lunch there. We looked around at the watch tower and said good-bye to the Grand Canyon. 

 After driving over to the Wupatki National Monument, we looked a a few more ruins.

Further along the trail, the earth started turning black. This is volcanic ash from the last eruption, some plants are already established here. We came to an overlook that identified the dormant volcano and its vents as they are today. 

Around the road from this site was an immense lava field.

This was our last sightseeing for today.