Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies
hiked at Walnut Canyon National Monument
3 E Walnut Canyon Road
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
October 4, 2022

Walnut Canyon National Monument is a United States National Monument located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, near Interstate 40. The one mile round-trip Island Trail provides access to 25 cliff dwellings. There is a fee, but the National Park Passes are useable. There is no camping at Walnut Canyon National Monument.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette are ready to hike down, around, and up again.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette gazed across curved canyon walls a Walnut Canyon National Monument.

Below: Karen Duquette looked down at the trail and what more there was for them to explore.

Below: Karen Duquette photographed the amazing crooked column and the path down below, as Lee Duquette started down the first set of stairs. Lee usually goes down stairs backwards because he says it is easier on his knees.

Below: View of the canyon and cliff homes: The photo below on the right is a close-up of part of the photo on the left.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette went down a few more stairs and walked under a large over-hang, where Karen Duquette paused for a photograph.

Below: A closer look at the overhang in the photos above.

Below: Cliff Homes as mentioned above and below

Among the remarkable geological formations of the canyon itself, the former homes of ancient inhabitants are easily evident.

Below: The welcome station gift shop where the trail begins and ends, plus a zoomed-in close-up photo.

Below: As Lee Duquette approached yet more stairs, Karen Duquette noticed the tree and photographed a close-up of the beautiful tree bark. She loved the colors and the "stripes".

Below: Lee Duquette spotted an Eagle in the sky and Karen Duquette took a bunch of photos of it as it soared back and forth above the two RV Gypsies.

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The two RV Gypsies returned to their campground in Winslow, and the next day they drove through Flagstaff and into Sedona to have fun at Slide Rock State Park.

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