Sedona, AZ: March 27-30, 2017
We only had two full days in Sedona so we worked hard to optimize our time. We stayed at the Rancho Sedona RV Resort, located right in the heart of downtown Sedona. It is a very nice resort, but like so often, we did not spend much time in there. We were busy exploring the area.
In the trees, within the resort, there are a number of Blue Heron nests. We frequently spotted the herons flying over our RV. Below is a picture of one of the herons in his/her nest.
On our first morning in Sedona we awoke early and headed to the Airport Mesa for sunrise. The landscape glowed in red, as the sun rose up behind us.
Later in the day we went for a great hike. The skies were fairly cloudy so I wasn’t able to get great photos, but we really enjoyed the hike and scenery. We had many mountain bikers ride past us. What a great area for that!
The following day we took a drive around the area and enjoyed a few short hikes with fantastic views.
Below is a picture of the famous Chapel of the Holy Cross, built into the Red Rocks. You have to look very close to see the church in the mammoth sized red rock.
We also spotted a bird waiting for me to take his picture.
While driving around the area we stumbled into the small town of Cottonwood. Now, Charlie and I absolutely LOVE French Fries so we decided that we just had to stop by this cute diner for fries and a malt. They were great!
For sunset we headed to Mt. Doe. It is a 0.7 mile hike up 400 ft, so not too difficult. It was close to sunset time so we hustled up the mountain. We were rewarded with a pretty sunset. We even had time to capture a couple of selfies.
We thoroughly enjoyed our short visit in Sedona. Our next destination: The Grand Canyon