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Feeling "Centered" in Sedona North America » United States » Arizona » Sedona By 4RoyceJune 22nd 2007 We are feeling a real sense of both calmness and energy here in Sedona. New age-type folks gather to the area for what they believe are its healing and centering qualities. Personally, I believe it is the natural beauty of the Red Rocks and the Canyons which surround us. Mark believes that we are feeling relaxed from a forced break. Millie needs a new starter and we can't get her fixed until sometime tomorrow or Sunday. Fortunately, a rental car was available and we spent the day exploring. One of... read more

The second weekend in February my good friends Miky and Maggie Gedebou invited Megan and Matt Dean and myself for a reunion weekend in Sedona. The Gedebous, visiting from Maryland, were returning to Sedona for the first time since their marriage in August 2003. It was the first weekend get-away for the couple since the birth of their second child and it was also the first opportunity since the Dean’s wedding in 2005 for all of us to spend quality time together. Per usual, I experienced a delay on my American Airlines flight from Washington, DC. I arrived in Phoenix tired and approximately two hours late but confident I would arrive in Sedona for dinner. I followed MapQuest directions because I had not driven to Sedona for several years and did not want to try to ... read more

Hello everyone To celebrate our 3rd Anniversary this week we treated ourselves to a night away in Sedona, a beautiful town 2 hrs north of us in Red Rock country. Sedona is famed as a retreat for artists and mystics! For those who believe in such things, the area contains a number of Vortex (not sure of the plural!), and the Red Rocks are known as Healing Rocks... I'll leave you to make up your own minds! But the countryside is amazing; canyons, red rocks and rocky outcrops surround the town. We stayed in a beautiful small little Hacienda hotel called El Portal - www.elportalsedona.com (Room 4 if you look at their website!). Pretty expensive, but not only was it our anniversary, but also our Christmas Present to each other, so why not! We drove up ... read more

We arrived at the hotel in Flagstaff around midnight on Friday and arose at 7:00 am for the first day of our weekend trip. We took a drive down 89A enjoying the light traffic of the early morning. Passing by the Oak Creek Canyon scenic viewpoint we descended the many switchbacks to the bottom of the canyon. We drove on through to Sedona where we stopped at a Basha's to try and find something to eat. Watching what we are eating we settled upon a box of breakfast bars that did little to satisfy my hunger. Heading back into the canyon we stopped at Slide Rock State Park where we walked along the short paved path but were disappointed to find we could not descend to the creek with our dog. Instead we walked along the ... read more

That's what I heard one Park Ranger say to another as I walked to Slide Rock with my friend Sebastian earlier today. It sounds a little unusual if you've never been to Slide Rock before, but if you have, you know exactly what they mean. Worn smooth by untold ages of flowing water and slick with algae, the area could just as well be called Slip Rock. You could be walking, running, standing still, kneeling, squatting, crab-walking, doing leaping handsprings... I don't care what you're doing, at some point, you're going to slip and fall and if a flailing arm/leg/other apparatus fails to halt your fall, your head inevitably will. Hence the busted heads. If you're not bleeding profusely from the face, however, Slide Rock can be a very enjoyable place! And if you're not a ... read more