Category: Sedona

Sedona, Part Deaux

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An incredible two days here in Sedona. We hiked some of the trails here both days and drove through Oak Creek Canyon, a windy road with sharp drop-offs and no guard rail in places. We hiked to two of the vortexes and sat and experienced them for a while.

The campground is just as nice and we have enjoyed the peaceful clear stream containing colorful round river rock and wildlife. It is particularly fun for Angie.
With a couple swims a day, we have a very cooperative girl. One of the tire guys in Kingston told us that Sedona is paradise. Now we believe him. Although we can’t understand why the birds in Sedona don’t like Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
There is alot of road construction in Sedona right now. Bill seems to have an affinity for hitting cones on both sides of RV. Good to see he’s getting balanced. In fact, he says he’s good at it. We pulled off into the empty parking lot of a church this morning and cooked pancakes again while looking out at the incredible red rock scenery. Bill’s been in rare form… I keep telling him that if he doesn’t behave, I’ll get out of the car and walk home.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was hot and sunny (high 90’s), today was cool with a cloudy (rainy morning), and tomorrow, as we pull up stakes and drive about an hour to Williams, just south of The Grand Canyon, it will be cool 50’s (high).

Angie Rocks Sedona

On By thinkcarebelieveIn Sedona, US Travel & RVing4 Comments

Well, we made it to Rancho Sedona RV Campground. Our site backs up to a rocky creek and surrounded by green grass and wonderful sprawling trees. Everywhere you look, there is eclectic art tucked in with the abundant greenery. There is a family of blue herons high up in one of the trees in front of our site that squawk and look like pterotactyls when they fly overhead. It was hot when we arrived but cooled down nicely in the evening. The scenery on the trip here was a mix of flat desert, rocky hills and mountains. Then Sedona’s red color showed up in the hills, which then became red hills, and then red rock sculptured monolyths. And boy, we’ve seen some towns before, but Sedona is unique. Everything seems to have a theme of health and happiness. We’ll have to explore it on one of our three days here.

We had to stop for two new front tires in Kingston, AZ. Boy, does the RV ride better (got prior authorization from Cruise America and they paid the bill). One of the tire guys sang to Angie while he worked. Only cost us an hour.

We were surprised to discover that we were crossing right over the Hoover Dam. We had to stop for a US Customs inspection prior to crossing. The Customs Agent wanted to know if we had any other “Killer Cujo’s” in the RV when he saw Angie. Hoover Dam is a wonder in Engineering. It’s a combination of cement and hilly canyon. We’ve never seen so much cement, steel and wires in our lives. It’s like they took a major city and inverted it to benefit mankind.


We had a visitor for dinner… Bill’s daughter Nikki. We enjoyed hugs, warm conversation, soaked in the quiet beauty, enjoyed Bill’s grilled teriyaki chicken, and devoured Krispy Kreme doughnuts from Vegas. It was a wonderful miracle. We were invited to see her tonight in Phoenix, where she lives and teaches computer skills and game design.

We’re looking forward to absorbing Sedona’s peace and beauty for the next few days.