Sedona, AZ

August 20 & 21, 2012

We arrived in Cottonwood, AZ (south of Sedona) late yesterday afternoon.  Set up camp and went to supper at Carl, Jr. (a hamburger place).  Today we took a drive to Sedona for a Pink Jeep Tour on the Broken Arrow Trail.   

Ready to Roll

Our Tour Guide, Jeff, was an excellent guide.  We got some great information on the area and some great pictures on the landscape in the Coconino National Forest.  Nature put on a great show.  The rock formations and the history behind how they were created is very interesting.  I was humbled by the size of the formations and how much water and wind it took (and still takes) to form this landscape.  

Beautiful Scenery

 And Jeff knows how to drive a Jeep!  He took us over some vertical drops I’m not sure I could have walked over.  I hope the pictures show the steep inclines. 

Steep Incline

 Jeff suggested we try Enchantment Resort for lunch.  We drove into Boynton Pass.  At the end of the road was this secluded resort nestled at the base of Boynton Canyon.  We had a pricey lunch in a beautiful setting.

Tii Gavo

View from Tii Gavo

As we were about to leave, the family that shared our Pink Jeep, walked in for their afternoon meal.  Unfortunately, they will drive back to California tomorrow and go back to work.  Yikes!

Overall, Sedona is a beautiful place.  The architecture blends into the landscape as if Mother Nature planned it that way.  It was a very satisfying day.

We are going to do wash and relax tomorrow.  Don’t expect too much for the next few days.  From here we are headed to Las Vegas for four nights.  I’ll catch you up then.

Cris