sedona sight-seeing

on the last day of our little getaway, we decided to do a driving tour of sedona, led by a CD we picked up in the lobby of our hotel. after our daily stop at starbucks, we headed to the north end of sedona, stopping at the gates of one of the luxury neighborhoods, and starting the long and unpaved trek to palatki, a site with cave paintings. we decided that our little car (and especially its driver) was not prepared for a lengthy and bumpy voyage, and vowed to make it a definite stop during our next visit.

we headed over to the self-proclaimed "most photographed spot in sedona" that looks beyond a creek to cathedral rock. it was a short stroll to the creek, and after a few photos, we walked to the other side of the park, to one of sedona's famed vortexes. sedona is home to a number of these energy centers, and although the spot was beautiful, i can't say i felt any specific energy there.

the most photographed spot in sedona, a view of cathedral rock

our next stop was airport mesa, another well-known vortex. (one website author actually mentioned having wild visions here) it was a short hike up the mesa, to a crooked juniper tree that is said to be at the center of the airport mesa vortex. although i (again) didn't feel any particular energy at the vortex, the view of sedona - and neighboring towns - was incredible! you could see the trees, the red rock formations, the mesas, it was so beautiful. AND, we later learned that the largest red rock mountain is called thunder mountain - named by walt disney and the inspiration for the ride of the same name. this was extra exciting since big thunder mountain railroad is my favorite favorite disneyland ride. it was great to see the namesake!

the view of sedona from airport mesa

unfortunately, we were rapidly running out of time for our sedona adventure, so we did the rest of our sight-seeing on the road back to phoenix. it was a short drive back to the airport to drop of my co-pilot, and a seemingly endless drive solo back to tucson.