TEXAS IN TIME FOR TURKEY Day 9 - 13 October 10 - 14, 2009 Sedona, AZ

We have been here 5 days and have done a variety of things. 1) We have enjoyed the resort and the cottage we are in. It is quite nice inside and out. 2) We ventured downtown and took in Sedona 3) We drove Oak Creek Canyon. 4) We took a drive up Schnebley Hill for an overlook of the city and area. 5) We enjoyed the break from traveling.
The resort is quite nice and it is great to have a little more room. We haven’t used as much of the resort as I expected but it was still nice just to sit around for awhile.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown Sedona is very busy. It is set up to cater to the tourist industry as they get between 4 and 5 million visitors a year. That’s quite an influx when the permanent population is only 12,500 residents. I am not sure when the peak season is but October with nice weather is very busy. It is a quaint little city and the décor is very similar all the way through. If fact the MacDonald Restaurant is the only one in the world with Teal Arches as the city council did not feel Yellow would blend in with the look of the city!

 

Sedona is in the Upper Sonoran Desert and its main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for entire city.

One drive we did enjoy was into Oak Creek Canyon and back down into Sedona. The canyon is on Hwy 89A and you pass through it on your way to Sedona. The canyon rim is at 7000 feet and you drop about 3000 feet into Sedona. It took a number of switch backs to navigate the drive down and vehicles over 50 feet are not allowed in the canyon.

The scenery was pretty nice.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drive up Schnebly Hill Road was short but spectacular. We drove as far as we could go before the road got very rough. At this point we stopped and had lunch at a scenic lookout. The view was very picturesque and with the temperature in the mid to hi seventies it was a very pleasant and peaceful lunch.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main purpose of the stop into Sedona was to relax and that we did. We really enjoyed and needed the break from being constantly on the road. We sure couldn’t have picked a nicer spot as everywhere you looked the view was just incredible.