No, this is not statement on the current state of affairs in America :) It's just a little statue in the Visitor Center at Meteor Crater.
On our way to Nevada, I saw a sign along the highway "Meteor Crater .5 miles." I told hubby, "it's only half a mile away - we need to stop!" Well, the exit was 1/2 a mile, then it was another 6 miles and $32 to the crater. But hey, it might be the only time we would ever see an actual giant hole in the ground caused by an extraterrestial object.
This is supposedly a piece of the asteroid.
From Wikipedia: Meteor Crater is about 3,900 ft in diameter, some 560 ft deep, and is surrounded by a rim that rises 148 ft above the surrounding plains. The center of the crater is filled with 690–790 ft of rubble lying above crater bedrock
There's just no way to really impart the size of this hole unless you get an aerial shot. See the circle in the center of the above picture? There's a cutout of a 6' tall astronaut there to give you some perspective. How do I know this? A telescope & info sign on the rim walkway.
People walking along the rim.
Artsy shot. Can't help myself.
Above - stairs to a lookout spot. Below - the very nice visitor center, filled with tons of info that we didn't have time to read (but did a quick scan).
A view of the highway between the visitor center & the interstate.
And because I like sparkly things, some crystals in the gift shop.
Not a crystal. Hubby goofing off.
Neat how they framed the mountain in the distance with a cutout window in the courtyard wall. Across from it is something from one of the Apollo craft.
And we're back on the road again!
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