Strawberry Crater Trail was this months "Hike of the Month" in Arizona Highways magazine. I thought I would try it out since I was traveling to Sedona two days after the issue arrived and it was a short drive (about 50 minutes) from Sedona. I'd never really been to a volcano, and it was definitely an experience I won't forget. Although it is a relatively short hike, it was one of the most challenging I've been on because at times the ground is so unstable that for ever 3 steps forward, you slide 2 backwards. Plus,
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Field Snow Peaks
On the road to Strawberry Crater these trees and the field nicely...
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Strawberry Trail
The trail entrance and hiking trail to Strawberry Crater.
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Strawberry Crater
I guess if you look hard enough... it does kinda look like a strawberry.
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Sky Tree
A symbol of stark beauty.
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Pretty Rough
A dead tree, a flowering bush, and a temporarily dormant volcano....
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Lizard
This guy was the only living thing (besides vegetation) I saw for miles.
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Lava Rocks
Peeking through the lava rocks to the Painted Desert.
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Painted Desert
A panorama of the Painted Desert from inside Strawberry Crater.
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Crater
Looking back down into the crater from the path out.
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Cloud Path
Clouds beat a path to the Painted Desert in the distance. A crater...
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Painted Crater Trail
The trail down into the crater and the Painted Desert in the distance.
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Red & Black Forest
The black and red cinder & lava rock forest floor tells of a...
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