Video Explaining How Meteor Crater Was Created
The video commences with a breathtaking view of the cosmos, featuring a luminous meteorite blazing its path towards Earth. As it penetrates Earth’s atmosphere, its brilliant glow intensifies, leaving a dazzling trail of fire. The camera meticulously tracks its journey, smoothly transitioning to a vantage point high above Earth’s surface, concentrating on the desolate expanses of contemporary northern Arizona.
Drawing nearer to its destined collision, the scene shifts to ground level, capturing the meteoric event in its most dramatic form. With ferocious intensity, the meteorite smashes into the Earth’s surface, unleashing an enormous explosion. The ground reverberates from the shockwaves as immense quantities of debris and dust are violently ejected skyward. A searing flash illuminates the sky momentarily, succeeded by a towering mushroom cloud composed of smoke and particulate matter.
Following the turbulent impact, as the dust eventually begins to settle, the camera delicately reveals the freshly-forged crater. It spans vast dimensions, its form meticulously circular with precipitous walls and a pronounced central depression. Dust and detritus envelop the surrounding area, providing tangible evidence of the chaotic encounter. The video subsequently segues into a captivating time-lapse sequence, condensing millennia into moments to illustrate natural processes—erosion and other forces—molding the crater into its contemporary state.
In its closing sequence, an aerial view magnifies the grandiose Holsinger meteor crater near Winslow, Arizona. This view accentuates the crater’s considerable scale and delineates its sharp contrast against the neighboring barren terrain. As the narrative draws to a close, a dramatic zoom-out contextualizes the crater within its broader landscape, poignantly highlighting the staggering magnitude of the impact event.
Video of Meteor Crater
The video opens with a sweeping panoramic view from the rim of Holsinger Meteor Crater located near Winslow, Arizona. As the camera glides over the massive, circular expanse, it accentuates the crater’s steep and rugged walls along with its central depression. The rocky landscape and visible strata of rock offer a clear depiction of the crater’s geological intricacies. The stark contrast between the crater’s interior and the flat desert expanse that surrounds it emphasizes its vastness. The footage masterfully captures the crater’s scale and depth, presenting an awe-inspiring perspective of this extraordinary natural phenomenon.
Holsinger Meteorite
The Holsinger Meteorite stands as a vivid symbol of the interconnectedness between Earth’s geological narrative and the cosmic events shaping our solar system. Unearthed in 1911 from Arizona’s renowned Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, this formidable 639-kilogram specimen highlights the extraterrestrial nature of one of the planet’s most intact impact craters. It is named in honor of Samuel Holsinger, a pioneer who championed the crater’s study. This became evident when mining engineer Daniel Moreau Barringer accentuated its geological importance.
The crater itself, forged roughly 50,000 years ago by a high-speed nickel-iron meteorite, measures an impressive 1.2 kilometers across and is essential to the study of impact events. Detailed examinations of the Holsinger Meteorite have unveiled a distinctive crystalline design known as the Widmanstätten pattern. This intricate structure of interwoven kamacite and taenite suggests a gradual cooling period in the vacuum of space, providing scientists with essential insights into the solar system’s formation, estimated at around 4.5 billion years ago. Through isotopic analysis, researchers have refined our understanding of both planetary timelines and impact mechanics, deepening our knowledge of how craters form.
Displayed prominently at the Meteor Crater Visitor Center, the Holsinger Meteorite captivates public fascination with planetary science. Simultaneously, ongoing scientific inquiry into this celestial artifact assists experts in forecasting future impacts and devising enhanced planetary defense methods. Thus, the Holsinger Meteorite not only serves as a captivating symbol of cosmic grandeur but also fortifies our grasp of the celestial forces perpetually shaping Earth’s past, present, and future.
Velociraptor Skull
While visiting the meteor crater in Winslow, Arizona they had a velociraptor skull on display. This was definitely something very cool and unexpected to find.
Prehistoric Fossils
While visiting the Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona they had these fossils both on display and for sale. Some of them are quite pricey, so I just took some photos. It was certainly very cool to see what types of creatures were alive so long ago.
Miss Kitty’s Store in Tombstone
Along the streets of Tombstone, Arizona is Miss Kitty’s store which helps keep all the women dressed in Tombstone fashion.
The Original Bird Cage Theatre of Tombstone
The video begins with a compelling exterior view of the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone, Arizona, effortlessly transitioning to its historically rich interior, presenting a vivid tableau of the Old West. Inside the main theater, timeworn wooden seats align meticulously before a small stage, adorned with a regal red velvet curtain, which all together evoke an age of bygone theatrical magnificence. Above the stage, the elaborately designed private balconies—or “bird cages”—still hold traces of their former opulence, evident in their faded wallpaper and plush seating, suggesting an era of distinguished exclusivity.
In the bar area, an antique wooden counter with a brass foot rail draws attention, flanked by mirror-backed shelves showcasing period-appropriate bottles and glassware that immediately transport viewers to a 19th-century revelry scene. Adjacent to this is the gambling den, featuring vintage poker tables clothed in green felt, surrounded by wooden chairs. Cards and chips meticulously positioned as though they are moments away from their next high-stakes gamble. Throughout the theater, various historical artifacts including old photographs and memorabilia intricately weave stories of the establishment’s tumultuous past. Moreover, bullet holes in the walls and ceiling stand as stark vestiges of its once-lawless history.
The entire interior is bathed in a warm, nostalgic glow from dim lighting that intensifies the sensation of traveling back in time. The well-worn stairs reveal another vivid piece of history: their smooth treads are silently but profoundly testament to the numerous prostitutes who once frequented them, leaving an indelible mark of another facet of frontier life. Through this richly evocative visual odyssey, the audience finds itself deeply immersed in the Bird Cage Theater’s storied existence as both a cultural nexus and a relic emblematic of America’s wild and untamed past.
Oldest Profession in the West
Where there was money to be had in the old west there were prostitutes. Prostitutes would actually have license to be able to work in the city and believe it or not there are actually different classifications of prostitutes. Many worked in saloons, parlor houses, or brothels, but lower grade ones worked in cribs and the lowest class prostitutes were street walkers. Here are some photos of some pioneering prostitutes and also some of the working girls of the 1880’s.
Here is an example of the glamorous room of a prostitute of Tombstone.
You can see how wore down these stairs are from the Bird Cage Saloon and imagine how much business these working girls got.
Wyatt Earp Sights to see Around Tombstone
When visiting Tombstone there are enough sights to see to remind you that Wyatt Earp once lived here. Here are some of the Wyatt Earp sights you can see.
Shootout at the O.K. Corral
The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, stands as one of the most emblematic confrontations in American lore, illustrating a fusion of personal grudges and significant political friction. On October 26, 1881, the clash brought the Earp brothers—Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan—alongside their confidant Doc Holliday into a violent showdown with members of a faction known as “the Cowboys,” which included Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, Ike Clanton, and his young sibling Billy Clanton.
The brewing tensions leading up to this iconic shootout were heavily influenced by divergent stakes in Tombstone’s resource management; the Earps advocated for Republican principles which favored centralized oversight and regulatory policies, while the Cowboys favored Democratic principles advocating for greater independence and a laissez-faire governance approach. This stark ideological split catalyzed violent altercations and rising threats from both parties.
During the gunfight, three Cowboys—Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton—were killed, while Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday sustained injuries. Astonishingly, Wyatt Earp came out of the fracas unharmed. This brutal encounter not only encapsulated the essence of frontier justice but also highlighted how political divisions could explosively intersect with local jurisdictional disputes.
Tombstone Courthouse
The Tombstone courthouse was established in 1882 in Cochise County. Cochise County had numerous conflicts between early settlers and Apache Indians.
Famous Saloons of Tombstone
Here are some famous saloons of Tombstone. When this town was bustling these were the places to be.
Welcome to Tombstone
Welcome to Tombstone, Arizona. During the 1880’s Tombstone was bigger than Los Angeles, California. This bustling town had a lot going on in the old west. There was gambling, prostitutes, cowboys, mining, shootouts, rattlesnakes, and many other ways people could die in the west. Here are some sights you can see around Tombstone.
Grass Flip Flops
Dateland, Arizona is setting all sorts of fashion trends with these stylish faux grass flip flops. Granted there isn’t much grass that actually grows in Dateland these beauties must allow the wearer to imagine what it is like to walk on grass barefoot.
Davis Monthan Air Force Base Boneyard
Davis Monthan Air Force Base is located southeast of downtown Tuscon, Arizona. Here lies an aircraft boneyard where numerous planes can be found resting and waiting to be picked apart for parts.
Pure Bred Idiot Hot Sauce Roulette
Dateland, Arizona is nothing more than a fly spec on a map along Interstate-8, but while making a pit stop and looking around I happened to notice this funny product. It is the Pure Bred Idiot Hot Sauce Roulette. I think it must take a special type of individual who enjoys pain while eating or perhaps friends making a daring game out of trying new hot sauces. Whatever the reason for purchasing this product I think something funny is almost guaranteed to happen.
Memorial Day 2019
Memorial Day is a time to reflect and remember those who are no longer with us, but are not forgotten. This year I went to Tombstone, Arizona to see a bit of American history that is being preserved at Tombstone. One of the most famous gun battles of the old west was the shootout at the O.K. Corral between the Earp’s and the McLaury’s that occurred on the morning of October 26th, 1881. This gun battle left cowboys Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, and 19 year old Billy Clanton dead where Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday were only injured. Shown in the image is the final resting places of the McLaury’s and Billy Clanton.
Ice Cream Parlor
A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool… After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, ‘Crushed nuts?’
‘No,’ he replied, ‘Arthritis.’