More Red Rocks!
While hiking I realized how much I love the red rocks of Sedona...you can expect more of these! 🤣
Tuzigoot Ruins, Jerome State Park
Yesterday we toured Tuzigoot Ruins in Clarkdale AZ and then spent the day in Jerome AZ. The Tuzigoot Ruins are a National Monument (Tuzigoot is Apache for “crooked water”) and is remnant of the Southern Sinagua village built between 1000 and 1400. The original pueblo was two stories tall in places with 87 ground floor rooms. There were few exterior doors; entry was by ladders through roof openings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzigoot_National_Monument We then drove up to Jerome State Park. The state park tells the story of the city of Jerome within the Douglas Mansion. The Douglas Mansion has been in Jerome…
Courthouse Butte Loop Trail
Yesterday we hiked one of the iconic hikes in Sedona, Courthouse Butte Loop Trail.  The trail loops around Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock.  Bell Rock is known as a powerful metaphysical “vortex” in Sedona...Sedona is known for it’s healing and special properties to create wellbeing.The trail was 4 miles, with some ups and downs equaling about 400’ elevation gain but it felt very level.  Most of the hike the weather was overcast but with the sun breaking through occasionally.  Even without the sun the colors experienced on this hike were exceptional.  We hope to go on more of these beautiful…
Verde Canyon Train & Grand Canyon
We have decided to spend the next 9 days in the Sedona area.  On Thursday we went on the Verde Canyon Train which explored the Verde River and remote canyon.  The  tracks were built early 20th century to haul copper from Jerome where one of the largest copper mines in the world was located.  It was a fun outing, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-jerome/On Friday we took a daytrip to visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  When we got there a rush of nostalgia overcame us from when we hiked rim-to-rim and from when we rafted 8 days on the Colorado.  We truly…