Northern Arizona Local National Monument Guide. (Relative to TheWoodShedAZ!™)
Flagstaff, Sedona (and greater VerdeValley), Grand Canyon and Grand Falls Areas
National Monuments, Surrounding TheWoodShedAZ!™ Immediate Area.
Wupatki National Monument MILES: 6 unpaved. 5 paved. one way from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™ Lodge ELEVATION: 5,200 feet TREES: The lone Aspen or Cottonwood. In the Painted Desert TIMING: Mid-September to mid-October (the lone Aspen in the Painted Desert but don’t go for the tree colors, see this monument!) CONTACT: Coconino National Forrest, 928.526.0866
WUPATKI ADVENTURE
Your ride from our Timber-lodge into this mysterious National Monument takes you through volcanic cinder cone fields, ancient ruins unexplored by the public and aninfinite array of panoramic vistas of the Painted Desert on the way!
Distances are close estimates from TheWoodShedAZ!™ DesertMasters™Lodge location itself, 13 miles due East of the top of Mt. Elder in East Flagstaff. The lodge is located approximately six miles S.E. of Sunset Crater National Monument and 1 mile directly due west of Merriam Crater. The lodge is in the volcano fields at 5,750 feet elevation. The lodge overlooks the Little Colorado River, Hopi and Navaho Nations.
*SR indicates a State Route and *FR indicates a Forest Service Road. For more detail regarding specific location of hiking trails, ask the Forest Service people or go to www.arizonahighways.com and click on ‘Fall Color Guide’.
