Day 3 "Meteor Crater Let Down"

The next morning we drove to Bandura Volcano and Ice Cave. The hike to the caldera was fast, and the Ice Cave cooled you off on the hike down. My son was excited to take his drone in the air, but apparently it broke in the rolling earthquake (RV). To say he was bummed is an understatement. A freak hail storm hit, which was fun. 

The Dogebago's propane was low. This was stressing me out. Hot water, cooktops and refrigerator rely on it. I have wanted to see Meteor Crater in Arizona for 30 years. An impromptu college road trip had the crater from the 1984 movie Starman as our final destination. Sadly, this road trip was cut short. I had talked this crater up so much to my family over the years and today I was finally going to see it. It felt to me like a pilgrimage. It was going to be a stop along our route to Grand Canyon RV Park.

The crater was a huge personal let down. The crater itself is incredible, but the center is over commercialized. It is now a space museum, with 4D movie. Now that my kids are older, I try to avoid 4D movies. Why is there a space museum commerating astronauts where a rock struck the Earth at 27,000 miles per hour? I think the answer is so they don't feel bad charging  $20 a person. My family was not impressed, and they teased me a bit. I realized perhaps there is more beauty in leaving some things left undone.

We stopped at RV Country Flagstaff for supplies and propane, and we were met by two Doge fans taking pics of the Dogebago. They told me their sons had big stakes in crypto. We finished the drive to Grand Canyon RV Village and set the alarm for a 4:00 am sunrise hike. 

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