Blogs from Sedona, Arizona, United States, North America - page 8

Auf der Suche nach wärmeren Temperaturen sind wir Richtung Phoenix weitergefahren und haben Sedona erreicht. Gerade noch rechtzeitig vor einem Temperatursturz, der das 28 Meilen entfernte Flagstaff mit Schnee versorgte. Die Schneeluft spürt man auch hier - doch zumindest über Mittag ist es angenehm warm und man hat Lust, etwas zu unternehmen. In Sedona fühlt sich jeder wohl, der ein Herz für Kunst hat. Oder aber - man hat ein Faible für spirituelle Riten. An jeder Ecke gibt es Tarot-Kartenleser, spirituelle Readings und mehr... Uns sagt mehr das Galerie und Kunst-Örtchen Tlaquepaque zu. Gerade abends macht es Freude zwischen den mexikanisch anmutenden Pueblo-Häusern durchzuschlendern und die Auslagen der Boutiquen und Gallerien anzusehen. Sedona befindet sich am Ausgang des Oak Creek Canyons und ist eine Red Rock Gegend. Dunkle Sandsteinformationen rahmen den Ort ein und bieten einen ... read more

The highlight of Sedona for us was the Pink Jeep Tour. This went up onto the rocks, scaling some rather precarious slopes and boulders. The rain spoilt the views somewhat, but it did add to the general driving experience. The guide / driver pointed out lots of interesting shaped rocks, including those that looked like a 747, an eagle, an elephant, a rabbit, a movie camera and a princess. The adults found some of them quite hard to see, but the kids obviously had a bit more of an open mind as they were pretty convinced about all of them. Our guide was excellent and kept us all entertained, however it was when she got her hands on my camera that she really came into her own. She had us all posing for various shots from ... read more

The first thing we noticed when we arrived was how friendly the Americans here are compared to Florida when we went there two years ago. US immigration is always traumatic, but where Orlando airport had the obnoxious Gestapo officer ruling her domain (see ), the lady who was directing the queue in Las Vegas airport was happily chatting to the children. The second thing we noticed was how hot it was. We had to wait outside for the bus to the hire-car centre, which was a surprising distance from the airport terminal. It didn’t take long, but with very little shade, it was a torturous wait. Our car was a massive seven-seat van, which our daughter described as “cool”, much to the amusement of the guy in the hire-car office. He had apparently never heard the ... read more

Geo: 34.8408, -111.776We stayed in Las Vegas for 2 nights. Saturday night was packed, people everywhere. We went and saw Cirque De Soleil, Myster'e. It was excellent! On Sunday night, we went and saw the Blue Man Group. The were hilarious!! Did I spell that right? We left on Monday morning and headed to Sedona. It was a long drive, but very scenic. We got to our hotel and called the McIntyres and went over to their condo. It is a very nice place. Mike barbequed some chicken kabobs and Ann made the rest of the meal. We also had some wine. It was a great home cooke meal. After dinner we did a little touring with them before calling it a night. The next morning, we met them for breakfast and then went touring around ... read more

This is great... It's our first night of "boondocking" and we have the perfect spot! It is so quiet here - aside from the occasional car going down to Angel Valley a couple miles past us. Our water tank is full, our generator is working perfectly, we're level and stable and have the most wonderful view! We are going to aclimate to this boondocking lifestyle over the weekend - we'll take our first hike out to Bell Rock tomorrow morning. There are bound to be a lot of people, so Allie will get her fill of attention I'm sure. Oh, and I have totally neglected to let you guys - Lucy caught two mice in Catalina State Park and while we were at Dead Horse State park this last couple of days, she caught another one. ... read more