The Beautiful Sedona Mountains

What worth has beauty if it is not seen? - Italian Proverb 


I have a confession.  I didn't know much about the Arizona Sedona Mountains until earlier this year.  Mike had provided me with a link as a suggestion for sightseeing.  Once I got a glimpse, my heart leaped with joy. This was a final confirmation as to why I knew I had to see Arizona. This was my destiny.

Part of the Sedona Mountains

We finally made it to Flagstaff by 3 a.m. Flagstaff is a good area to be at since Sedona is right down the road and the Grand Canyon is just a few hours away. Although we were disappointed that the hotel's hot tub was closed at that time of the morning, it was a nice treat after sightseeing the Sedona mountains.

The time change threw me off a bit so I was still up and leaping out of bed by 9 a.m. even though we had blabbed for most of the night. I made a few "check in" phone calls with my family and was quite surprised of the coolness of the air.  It reminded me so much of summers in my KY home.




Part of the Sedona Mountains



Before long we were on our way.  As we drove along the small two lane road, my eyes could not have imagined such beauty of the red mountains.  I think I scared Mike a few times with my "Ooo"s, "Aaaah"s and "Oh my Gosh!" sayings. My Sony Cybershot camera took some great photos of it all.



We had a quick lunch that afternoon in the small town of Sedona before heading up to see the Church made into the  mountains and the fantastic view.  Unfortunately we weren't able to do any hiking as the heat was horrible. I didn't care.  I finally got to see the mountains I had been dreaming about for months.  God's beauty was unimaginable!! Next stop...Grand Canyon!!!

Mike and his sweet tator fries!



Me having a yummy tuna avocado salad 

Flagstaff Bound

Don't trust the GPS!!

Whew! I landed in Tucson.  Now what? Gulp!! I was relieved to see Mike, dressed in khaki shorts and sandals, waiting for me near the luggage.  He looked the same as when I saw him 10 years ago. :) Cool.  We didn't have a problem spotting my bright pink luggage rolling by. It was a "gift" from my Mommy...ok! LOL

Of course the first order of business was to find food but I was much too excited to eat.  So Mike suggested that we check out the San Xavier Mission musuem, before it closed.  We tried to get some fried bread and other Indian food but we were too late.  Maybe another day.  In any case, I got some nice photos and a chance to see the Holy mountain and the cave above the beautiful ancient church.

After hours of blabbing, we decided to make a go for it to Flagstaff.  This would give us an advancement on time so we could tour the Sedona mountains on Sunday. I was a little tired from the flight but my excitement kept me awake most of the way. 

The Sony laptop and our MP3 players came in handy with a large array of music and games to keep us alert, but I think my blabbing with excitement did most of the trick.  However, the MicroSoft Street Maps GPS software was a "little" off.  What was originally to be 3 hours to Flagstaff according to Street Maps turned into 5 hours. Somewhere in there Mike stopped for gas, but I was snoozing!  Whatever the case, don't trust MS Street Maps.  Some roads don't exist.




Tucson AZ



Mike & the  "van" - melting in the 110 degree Tucson heat!