Friday, February 24, 2017

RED ROCK BEAUTY…SEDONA, AZ.

Thursday, February 23 – We set off early this morning heading west on I-10 through Tucson and Phoenix. We then connected with I-17 to travel up the mountains to Sedona, AZ. The Ford F-350 got a nice workout today!

Our first taste of the red rock.
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We are staying at the Sedona Elks Lodge. They have seven gravel sites with 30 amp electric and water. The sites are a little off level but are manageable. We have site #7, an end site. Temperatures are suppose to drop into the lower 30's tonight, but the lady in the lodge said not to worry about the water freezing because it is for such a short period of time. Highs for the next couple of days are in the low 50's.

Sedona Elks
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Looking left.
Sedona Elks



















Looking right.
Sedon Elks
Right across the street.
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After we set-up our site, we headed to a nearby Visitor's Center for some maps and information. We then headed downtown to checkout the eclectic shops and restaurants at Tlaquepaque. Not much here for us....pretty ritzy. We did stop for a drink at a local craft brewery, and visited a couple nearby shops.

Sedona

Sedona

Sedona

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Sedona is a beautiful place, that's for sure. Red rock cliffs everywhere we look. So amazing, but we can't help feeling like its been spoiled. Way over built. Too bad someone, long ago, didn't have the foresight to make this area a National Park.

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We made one stop at The Chapel of the Holy Cross, one of the premier stops and rightfully so. What an amazing Church. Parking is at a premium. Fortunately, they were running golf cart shuttles from the lower parking areas up to the Chapel. It is a Roman Catholic chapel built into the buttes of Sedona. The Chapel has a contemporary look and juts out of two red mounds on a spur of rock that is 200 feet above the ground.

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Chapel of the Holy Cross

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The Chapel is intimate and very simple. Apart from two tapestries on the wall, the only color in the Chapel are the flickering candles.

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The Chapel is surrounded by some of the most beautiful red rocks in the area.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Chapel of the Holy Cross



















We have quite a sightseeing plan for the next couple of days and hope to get in some short hikes so stop back and tour Sedona, AZ with us.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!

13 comments:

  1. We loved touring the area for a whole week a few years ago, the red rock is amazing. sounds chilly so hope the sun is shining for you.

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  2. Love Sedona. We keep talking about going back but our plans keep changing.

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  3. Sedona is beautiful!! The Chapel is lovely and I like the way it juts out of the rock. I am sure you guys are going to enjoy your stay in Sedona. Looking forward to following along!!

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  4. Sedona is so beautiful. It is way too crowded now though. We've never visited any of the shops except for the one that sells Life is Good T-shirt. They have the neatest Life is Good t-shirts with Sedona logo. These are my favorite shirts because they are so soft. So glad you got to see the chapel:) Can't wait to see what you find while you are there. Enjoy!!

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  5. Off to a great start, I see. Joining the Elks was as good as getting your America the Beautiful pass!

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  6. We said the same thing about Sedona being over run and too built up and that it should have been made in a National Park years ago, in a post that we did two years ago when we were there. We love it there but the city itself isn't for us. Once we got out on the trails it was better but even then you hear the noise of the jeeps running their tours all over the place.

    Hope you can get out for some nice hikes while you are there.

    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  7. We've never camped at Sedona but been there several times. Way too ritzy for us. Been awhile but there was a really good restaurant up at the airport and beautiful views on the drive.

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  8. We have been to Sedona but never hiked there. We didn't about the the Elks there, good to know.

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  9. We drove thru years ago (pre RVing). As you said, too ritzy for us. Outlaying areas beautiful for sure.

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  10. The Oak Canyon? ? ? Drive is what's on the agenda for us to do. We rarely enjoy the tourist trap environment, but will probably make it back over there just to get pics. Look forward to seeing it all again. . .and to go over and explore Jerome. We could not find parking for our "big F550 truck" the last time we went through there.

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  11. The views and the chapel makes me want to return soon:)

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  12. Been a while since we've been there... not sure I want to go back to the way it is now.

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  13. That chapel is neat, added to our list. Never camped there but now just might.

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