Day 26 - Holbrook, AZ, to Sedona, AZ

We left Holbrook, AZ and drove to Sedona, AZ this morning. Holbrook, as we found out this morning, is a lot bigger than we initially thought. It actually has three traffic lights. Holbrook had the most expensive gas since we left Salem. We had to pay $3.01 per gallon there.

This part of the trip was only about 160 miles, but as we approached Sedona, the landscape became more and more spectacular.

So many of the places we have seen on our trip have been beautiful or incredible, but this place is "OH MY GOD!!!" beautiful. The landscapes changed from praries, to rolling hills, to mountains, and the scenes in these photos. Oh yeah, we also had the chance to go up on a helicopter flight around Sedona, and it is even more spectacular from the air. This was the first helicopter ride for both of us, and what a thrill to be flying so close to these rock formations. So hard to describe the sights we saw today.

Sedona is a beautiful city with so much to see and to do. Sheila thinks she may have gotten a little sunburned today, but this is the first time I have ever seen anyone get sunburned from florescent lights in jewelry stores before. She managed to find a shop that specializes in Indian jewelry (Well, Duhhhhh, we are in the southwest!). I had been wanting to get her a silver and turquoise Navajo squash blossom necklace for years, and we found one that she liked, so I am now set with presents for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, and Valentines' Day for at least the next 5 years or so. (Or so I hope.)

We are starting to accumulate "stuff" and "stuff" takes up room in the Vette, so have to go to the post office tomorrow to send some "stuff" home to make room for more "stuff". We will be here in Sedona for a couple more days, and will see the Grand Canyon and hopefully, the Sky Walk, before we leave here. There are Jeep tours and we plan to take one of those tours on Monday. Just can't seem to take enough photos, nor can we keep enough batteries for our cameras. K
As Ken says Sedona is just beautiful. Drove thru beautfiul country to get here, the painted desert again so picturesque. Loved the helicopter ride, we had stopped for lunch at a cafe, met a couple who had just had a ride, and they put us on the road for another adventure. The fact that we had a couple of beers, to wet our whistle, perhaps wet yet another adventure.
The necklace Ken bought me is just beautiful. He said he has wanted to do this for some time, so how could I disappoint him.
Yes we have collected a little stuff, in an average car with trunk space no issue, in the vette with a box of kleenex excessive, well you can understand the dilemma. No I haven't yet relieved the recession in Arizona,but time will tell.
Tomorrow hope to go on a pink jeep ride, may take same to the Grand Canyon, understand the tour is very informative and fun.
Still haven't repaired my broken finger nail but it really hasn't slowed me down. S
Grand