Sedona and Cottonwood AZ = Getting to know you.

Todays destination was Sedona and Cottonwood, AZ via  Route 89A out of Flagstaff that takes you through Oak Creek Canyon to Sedona, or rather through a journey of amazement from 7000 feet elevation to 3000 feet in a matter of minutes through a zig and zag down the canyon walls.
Click here to learn more about Oak Creek Canyon.

A few views of the canyons walls from the bottom of Oak Creek Canyon.

Oak Creek Canyon delivers you to Sedona, long known as the home of very early people that dwelled in the cliffs nearby,  Red Rocks Area, Red Rocks Climbing Area, and as a Healing Vortex  This mix of culture, history, healing, adventure and beauty bring millions of visitors a year to a town with a population of 10,000 year round residents.  In this small town, big tourist area the area explodes with activity as people come seeking the wide variety of options the area offers.  Today, as spring exploded in the natural landscape and in the cultivated.  Early leaves sprung from the trees and shared a bit of love while poppies and other flowers graced the walkways.

 Every direction in Sedona provides breathtaking views.  From one of the several Free Public Parking areas, I captured the surrounding landscape.  Throughout the area, the homes and businesses are either of the red rock or constructed of materials that blend with the red rock.

 This is just the beginning of saying "hello" to Sedona.  Click here for more on Sedona

Ah, I almost forgot.  Food!  It's everywhere.  While chatting with the folks at the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the Thai Palace brochure jumped off the rack.  Since Ted would prefer not eating another taco or enchilada right now, he agreed.  Great spring rolls with shrimp and chicken and a plum dipping sauce, followed with salad with ginger dressing, Coconut Soup with ginger, mushrooms, lime, chicken and other unknown spices and brown rice (mine with peanut sauce, Ted with a bit of soy sauce.)  The taste and the lingering after taste were delicious.  We ate in the covered outdoor patio because of heavy winds, the open outdoor patio offered a delightful fountain area.