Sedona

Notes

• Sedona is a nice little town between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. Sedona’s main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. I see the rising Sun about twice a year, so I can only testify that the red rocks looks great during the setting sun. The Red Rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.
• Local Marketing BS claims that Sedona has areas where the Earth’s magnetism is said to have special properties. The claim goes that there are 5 of these New Age vortices – located at Bell Rock, Airport Mesa, Cathedral Rock, Boynton Canyon, and Schnebly Hill. Local businesses will give out free maps with the location of each Vortex shown. You can take a vortex tour from one of many local guides, or hike to the sites yourself. Look for cairns marking the vortex sites. YMMV.
• Shop and dine at Tlaquepaque (ta-la-kee-pa-kee)

Itinerary

Day 1

• Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park
• Devil’s Bridge
• Wine tasting:
• Page Springs Cellars
• Javelina Leap Vineyard
• Drive Red Rock Loop
• Sedona Airport Scenic Lookout (at sunset)

Day 2

• Cathedral Rock
• Slide Rock State Park
• Oak Creek Vista
• Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village

Day 3

• Chapel of the Holy Cross
• Courthouse Vista
• Bell Rock hike
• Montezuma Castle
• Wine tasting: Alcantara Vineyards and Winery
• Schuerman Mountain Trail hike

Sedona

Pictures taken with a Canon T3I and 18-55 and 55-250 kit lenses. No filters were used. No post-processing was done.