Sedona

Location Description

75 photos

Sticks at the ready; heads well covered
Oh ... and since we are Sedona we need the appropriate...
Just kidding
View from our ascent
well, there is a little further to go
Feeling the vibe ( and seeing if it will do anything for...
Pretty agave along the trail
Ah, time to soak it all in
Glenn ... our intrepid photographer
Resting on the way
The weather was not as hot as it had been, and this was...
Off the mountain and up to the Church of the Holy Cross,...
Inside the church. Hard to pick out, but the pew side...
Not sure why you would do that.
Very unusual altar adornments
The only 'art' in the Chapel
View from the entrance of the chapel
And slightly backed off from their neighbor
Side view of chapel
Some cholla on the chapel grounds that were just...
... of a truly amazing chartreuse color
... and much thicker than I've ever seen
Not sure exactly where this was taken ... hmmmm
A garden of wind sculptures by Lyman Whitaker outside a...
This is one called "Lotus" that has two sets of leaves...
It's set into motion by the slightest breeze
One of the many fountain courtyards within Tlaquepaque...
The campanile in Tlaquepaque. The Arizona sycamores are...
Great gardens surround the stores
More views of the wind sculptures
More Tlaquepaque - which means "the best of everything"
Dinner at Elote Cafe ... supposedly very difficult to...
The fountain just below our second floor room at the Sky...
And looked out across the valley
A rather spur of the moment decision to take to the air...
Hedi talking it over with the pilot Pete
View from inside the passengers' seat of the...
Self portrait by our intrepid flyers who got quite cozy up front.
View through the various struts to an unusual plane on...
More views of the struts. Peter was manning the camera.
In the air, and out over the red rock formations
Flight took off at 9 am
The pilot called out the names of the various canyons...
Though whatever their names, they were pretty
I believe that is the airport in the middle of this picture
One of the more interesting formations
Along a canyon wall
That had to be Oak Creek because of the nice line of green trees
Close up of Hedi
More scenery, with the strata really visible
Same shot, only closer
Interesting grove of trees in the cavity of the cliff
Sedona is really a very pretty spot
The green / red contrast is everywhere
Particularly in this one
Some of the road leading out of town, I believe
Getting a little close to those cliffs
That's better
Should know the name of this one, but I don't. Coxcomb?
Yeah, I think it is
Approaching the airport
Coming in for the landing
Right ahead of us now
Having extricated themselves (no pictures, please) they...
Hedi is interested in the purpose of the struts
... which Pete is explaining
Thunder mountain in the distance
One last look out over the valley from our Sky Ranch...
The owner was prepping the gardens (which were in...
Wall of the garden ... taking leave of Sedona
View of some of the Sedona rocks from our room balcony...
Thunder Mountain looming over Sedona as seen from our balcony.
Roughly in the middle of the photo, just to the right of...
Spotted these just before sunset. They are Four...
Intrepid hikers heading ready to tackle Bell Mountain