Our stop here was one of those spur of the moment things. It fit in with the theme of this trip. That being: 1. Visiting places we haven't been and 2. Visiting places I have seen from the air. We have driven past here many times, it's on I 40, but never stopped, and CLT to PHX almost always took us over the crater. I can still recite the PA announcement. Something we didn't know is that the crater is on private property. It's on a 300,000 acre cattle ranch. There is so little grass that it takes 250 acres\cow. The impact that caused the hole occurred 50,000 years ago. It was a hunk of iron traveling 30,000 MPH. There was a movie, a short guided walking tour on the rim, a museum and a gift shop. Of all the places we have ever been, this is one of them. Hopefully, New Mexico tomorrow.
250 acres/per cow due to lack of grass, doesn't make for a profitable business! But then, I don't know anything about raising cows. Maybe their gift shop keeps them in the black. Interesting
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