{"id":4778,"date":"2016-05-05T04:23:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T04:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2016-05-04T02:32:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T02:32:58","slug":"sedona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=4778","title":{"rendered":"Sedona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"Rest<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Sedona was my goal, but the closest campground I could find was at Page Springs Campground<\/a> in Cornville, which was only able half an hour away. I had a nice little spot right on the bank of Oak Creek.<\/p>\n

\"Heron<\/a><\/p>\n

The sound of the creek babbling was so peaceful.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kalamazookim\/videos\/10153556171156989\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I went to bed feeling well enough, but woke with a COLD<\/strong><\/em>! 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.<\/p>\n

\"Getting<\/a><\/p>\n

I headed out for Sedona and noticed a sign for a scenic overlook. I pulled over and I could tell I was getting closer.<\/p>\n

\"McDonalds\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"tourist<\/a><\/p>\n

Only in Sedona would they have rack cards for metaphysical and spiritual features.<\/p>\n

\"tourist<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"airport<\/a><\/p>\n

Beautiful!<\/p>\n

\"airport<\/a><\/p>\n

It was fascinating to see how the rocks changed with the light.<\/p>\n

\"Airport<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn’t too hard to find someone to take my photo. I took their photo, too.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Wes<\/a><\/p>\n

And I had a bowl of spicy chicken tortilla soup.<\/p>\n

\"Chicken<\/a><\/p>\n

Delicious!<\/p>\n

After lunch, it was time to explore a little more.<\/p>\n

\"Creek<\/a><\/p>\n

I guess you can see the creek – you just can’t get to it.<\/p>\n

\"red<\/a><\/p>\n

There were a lot of beautiful rock formations. I just couldn’t stop to take pictures of them all.<\/p>\n

After that, I was starting to feel like I needed to head back to camp. After all, tomorrow is another day!<\/p>\n

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