Meteor Crater

7/21/06

Several hundred thousand tons of iron and nickel fell out of the sky. It landed here.

One’s eyes get jaded after a while; the landscape around here is so outsized and dramatic to begin with — so it takes a while for it to set in that this isn’t just another dramatic canyon or cliffside. This could’ve happened anywhere. Just a rock. Falling out of the sky.

Photo of Meteor Crater