Beautiful! Gorgeous! Unique! I met a woman in Sedona who was from London, England. She planned to travel around the world but when she got to Sedona she decided she didn’t need to go any further. That was six years ago and she has no regrets. It’s that wonderful.
This is what it looks like over and over again on the way to Sedona from Flagstaff. It’s all switchbacks and blind curves and guardrails protecting you from steep drops. It’s blissful to ride! Many people have the impression that there are no trees in the Arizona desert but there’s a lot of forest and much of it is protected by the state. Once you pass the forested part, the red rocks appear. And they…inspire more superlatives!
It was like this every which way you look. There’s one huge rock called The Coffee Pot (which we decided looked more like a chicken) and many others that resemble everything from fingers to nuns. And then there’s the Chapel of the Holy Cross which is an architectural marvel conceived by Marguerite Staude and built in 1956.
The red rock never gets boring because it’s always different.
Sedona draws those seeking spiritual solace. It has four energy vortexes that many claim have changed them with just one visit. We traveled to one of them, up above the town near the airport. I wasn’t expecting anything and that’s exactly what I got!
There isn’t another place on earth like Sedona. It’s so beautiful (and dry and hot!) that one visit doesn’t seem to be enough. I’d like to enjoy another hot coffee on the deck behind the main street coffee shop where all you can see is red rock and all you can think is, why can’t I live here?
I’m convinced! You had me at `four energy vortexes’!!
Or is that vortices?? Either way, I’m in!
That London lady sounds like us. We had big plans to drive to Sedona from PHX and then on from there; we just ended up unpacking and staying for the duration. What’s also wonderful is that the wacky politics of AZ don’t permeate Sedona’s boundaries. Everyone is just there to coexist in harmony. Don’t know if it’s the work of the vortices, but it sure is special.