Sedona Road Trip

Hello All!!

Yesterday we went for another neighborhood walk with camera in hand to take some photo's of the neighbors fruit trees a.k.a. the perfect lemon.  Also grapefruit.  Here's some pics.

Montezuma Castle
On the way to Sedona there is a wonderful example of cliff dwellings called Montezuma Castle. It's a very interesting place to see how natives lived years ago.  The paths were a bit treacherous but apparently snow is so rare here the last time they had any was about 1963.  Seeing cactus in the snow was also strange but most seem to survive the snow and frost.

You can't go into the dwellings any more due to the volume of visitors but it is still interesting to see. 

Here's Craig and Mom posing beside an example of one of the ruins that once were five story's high.  Just the outline shows now.

Having been here only in warm months it a change to be able to see the river in full because the leaves usually block out a lot of it.

Sedona in the snow!
What a change in view when there is snow on the beautiful red rocks. This is on our way into town where we followed a new Pink Jeep. 

Here's some other pics with the snow. 

 

On the way out of town is a fantastic shop with the mexican fireplaces, carvings, metalwork and so much more.

 They also dry and hang the red peppers here.  They have them all hanging in the outdoor sheds. If you visit when they are roasting, it will nip your eyes. 

 A bit hard to sell stuff covered in snow!  So unusual to see all the wares with snow over most of them.

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It was a lovely day out and a great drive even though the highway was the busiest drive to Sedona we have ever had.  Arrived home and had a snack and were off to an early bed.  All that cool fresh air can tire you out!! 

g'nite!