LAVA�S EDGE TRAIL
LAVA�S EDGE TRAIL Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Sunset Crater seen from Lava's Edge Trail Volcanoes are one of earth�s most powerful and mesmerizing geological features. Simultaneously beautiful and terrifying, t hey can hibernate for years before rumbling back to life spewing fiery ash clouds and fountains of molten rock that create indescribable paths of destruction. Recent eruptions of Hawaii�s Kilauea and Guatemala�s Fuego volcanoes remind us of the landscape-altering forces inherent in these natural phenomena. O'Leary Peak lava dome towers over the Bonito Lava Flow Although Arizona is more commonly associated with saguaro-studded deserts, gaping chasms and red rock formations, much of the state�s landscape is a product of volcanism. The San Francisco Volcanic Field north of Flagstaff is home to more than 600 extinct volcanoes that sprawl over the edge of the Colorado Plateau from Williams to the Little Colorado River. Many familiar hiking trai...