Prepare yourselves! This was our busiest day so there are going to be a LOT of pictures and stories for me to tell. We left Flagstaff pretty early the following morning. Although we had planned to leave at like 10, I'm glad I couldn't sleep past 6 and we left early because we ended up stopping so many cool places and it was nice to have that extra time buffer. I scheduled our travel days for weekends because none of us like big crowds when we visit parks. Our first stop was a short way up the road at Sunset Crater Volcano , which was part of Wupatki National Monument . I'll get to Wupatki in a bit. Sunset Crater volcano was SO COOL! First stop is always the Visitor's center to get a map and learn about what we're going to see. We want to make sure we fully understand what it is we're looking at before we walk into a park. Also... as parents we don't want to have to say "I don't know" to every question we're inevitably asked. ...