I hitched up Flo the Airstream and headed out of Phoenix. A little more that 100 miles and up I-17 was my goal. Oh, and about a 3000 feet increase in altitude.
You know, I didn’t really need that sign to warn me to stay off the railing at the rest stop. I was more than happy it was there.
Sedona was my goal, but the closest campground I could find was at Page Springs Campground in Cornville, which was only able half an hour away. I had a nice little spot right on the bank of Oak Creek.
The sound of the creek babbling was so peaceful.
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Unfortunately, I went to bed feeling well enough, but woke with a COLD! Bleh! As if the allergies I’d been enjoying hadn’t been enough. Well, I was only here for a short time, and I had touristic duties to attend to.
I headed out for Sedona and noticed a sign for a scenic overlook. I pulled over and I could tell I was getting closer.
By the time I got there, I was parched from the cold, the altitude and the dry weather. McDonalds is always a good place for a drink, a bathroom and wifi. I did think the blue version of the golden arches was a nice “new age” touch.
After hydration was accomplished, I headed to the tourism office. I wanted to get some suggestions for some touristic activities that a person who was under the weather could accomplish.
Only in Sedona would they have rack cards for metaphysical and spiritual features.
I waited my turn. The young man who assisted me had a couple suggestions. The first one was a three mile hike. I repeated that I wasn’t feeling too well, and could he suggest a drive or something like that. He suggested that I head up to the airport and enjoy the view from there.
Beautiful!
It was fascinating to see how the rocks changed with the light.
It wasn’t too hard to find someone to take my photo. I took their photo, too.
Then I started feeling hungry. A friend had told me to look up a friend of his who has a winery there. I headed back into town and found Wes at Vino di Sedona.
And I had a bowl of spicy chicken tortilla soup.
Delicious!
After lunch, it was time to explore a little more.
I guess you can see the creek – you just can’t get to it.
There were a lot of beautiful rock formations. I just couldn’t stop to take pictures of them all.
After that, I was starting to feel like I needed to head back to camp. After all, tomorrow is another day!