We've bid adios to Sedona and moved south to the high desert country of Tucson. It's was a fun six days. Great scenery, nice hikes, good food and a really good hot tub not far from the room. We even learned a little bit about the history of Sedona during our time there. Native Americans first settled that area over 10,000 years ago because there was a spring that served as a year round water source. The first Anglo pioneers arrived in the 1870's. In 1902 a gentleman named T.C. Schnebly saw the need for a post office. He applied and suggested the name Sedona, which coincidently happened to be his wife's name. Hence, the name of the city and hopefully a happy wife.
Yesterday we kicked off the day with a little health food, a three pound cinnamon bun from the Red Rocks Café. It had been recommended to us by Beth's sister Cindy, and it lived up to it's billing. We managed to get a little over half of it down. We enjoyed the rest of it for desert as we watched the pride of Burleson, Texas, Kelly Clarkson on The Voice. She's pretty darn funny!
http://www.redrockcafeaz.com/
We did try to make up for the indulgence with a really nice two hour hike. This one was along the "Little Horse and Chapel Trails". The turnaround point of this out and back trail was the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which is an impressive Roman Catholic chapel built high up in the red rocks overlooking Sedona. Like the other trails we've selected, these were fairly flat but they offered incredible scenery the whole time. There's just one thing about these trails and the scenery, they're hard to enjoy at the same time. The trails are very rocky so you really have to watch your step, every single one of them. So we, along with all the hikers we see on the trails stop frequently to soak up the incredible scenery. If you come to Sedona and you plan on hiking make sure you have a pair of good sturdy shoes and keep your eyes on the trail when you're walking!
https://www.gatewaytosedona.com/the-chapel-of-the-holy-cross-sedona-architectural-landmark
We've had a mixed bag of weather while we've been here. From a snowy Friday, to cloudless but cool days Saturday through Tuesday. So here it is Wednesday morning, and "here we snow again".
Yesterday we kicked off the day with a little health food, a three pound cinnamon bun from the Red Rocks Café. It had been recommended to us by Beth's sister Cindy, and it lived up to it's billing. We managed to get a little over half of it down. We enjoyed the rest of it for desert as we watched the pride of Burleson, Texas, Kelly Clarkson on The Voice. She's pretty darn funny!
http://www.redrockcafeaz.com/
We did try to make up for the indulgence with a really nice two hour hike. This one was along the "Little Horse and Chapel Trails". The turnaround point of this out and back trail was the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which is an impressive Roman Catholic chapel built high up in the red rocks overlooking Sedona. Like the other trails we've selected, these were fairly flat but they offered incredible scenery the whole time. There's just one thing about these trails and the scenery, they're hard to enjoy at the same time. The trails are very rocky so you really have to watch your step, every single one of them. So we, along with all the hikers we see on the trails stop frequently to soak up the incredible scenery. If you come to Sedona and you plan on hiking make sure you have a pair of good sturdy shoes and keep your eyes on the trail when you're walking!
https://www.gatewaytosedona.com/the-chapel-of-the-holy-cross-sedona-architectural-landmark
We've had a mixed bag of weather while we've been here. From a snowy Friday, to cloudless but cool days Saturday through Tuesday. So here it is Wednesday morning, and "here we snow again".
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| Three pounds of absolute happiness! |
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| Along the Adobe Jack Trail |
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The Little Horse Trail |
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A snowy Sedona send off!  |
