The Red Rocks of Arizona
Greg and I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday, one shared with family and friends and lots of love!! We very much enjoyed Christmas in the desert. Good times, great food, lots of reminiscing and tons of laughter!!!
The day after our family fun filled holiday, we ventured down the Apache Trail, making our way to Tortilla Flats. The flats are an old stagecoach stop, high up in the Superstition Mountains along the Salt River. After a lovely scenic ride, a trip that should have taken 1 1/2 hours, we continued our journey along the mountain and ended up spending nearly 5 hours there. Once the paved road ended, we drove on a DIRT road for many miles, with no guard rails--me gripping tightly to the door and the seat of the truck, while Greg was having a grand ol' time with his big 4 wheel drive toy!! We did, however, reach our next destination (safely) and stopped at the Roosevelt Dam and lake. Another fascinating structure and one with great history here in Arizona.
We headed out the next morning, drove down the freeway (part of which is called Superstition Freeway😏), making our way towards Sedona. On the way, we met cousins Danielle, Rod, Laura Ann, and Denver, (and their puppy Malibu) for an authentic Arizonian Mexican lunch...Yum! After a very nice visit, it was time for us to hit the road...
We are currently in Cottonwood, Arizona, a small town about 30 miles south of Sedona. We will be in this area for the next week or so- relaxing, exploring, hiking, tinkering, all while checking out the glorious Red Rocks of Sedona. We went for a beautiful drive today, stopped and climbed our way to The Chapel of the Holy Cross. The building is a beautiful 1950s church (inspired by the newly constructed Empire State Building, at the time😲) built RIGHT into the mountains!! It was quite a sight with fantastic 360-degree views of the gorgeous Sedona landscape. We plan to do some more touristy things over the next few days, and will be sure to share some more fantastic photos and updates.
Love to you all!!!
Greg & Laura
The view from that very scary scenic drive
More of the beautiful landscape
The Red Rocks of Sedona
An amazing home in the mountains
The happy couple... Livin' the Dream!!
The day after our family fun filled holiday, we ventured down the Apache Trail, making our way to Tortilla Flats. The flats are an old stagecoach stop, high up in the Superstition Mountains along the Salt River. After a lovely scenic ride, a trip that should have taken 1 1/2 hours, we continued our journey along the mountain and ended up spending nearly 5 hours there. Once the paved road ended, we drove on a DIRT road for many miles, with no guard rails--me gripping tightly to the door and the seat of the truck, while Greg was having a grand ol' time with his big 4 wheel drive toy!! We did, however, reach our next destination (safely) and stopped at the Roosevelt Dam and lake. Another fascinating structure and one with great history here in Arizona.
We headed out the next morning, drove down the freeway (part of which is called Superstition Freeway😏), making our way towards Sedona. On the way, we met cousins Danielle, Rod, Laura Ann, and Denver, (and their puppy Malibu) for an authentic Arizonian Mexican lunch...Yum! After a very nice visit, it was time for us to hit the road...
We are currently in Cottonwood, Arizona, a small town about 30 miles south of Sedona. We will be in this area for the next week or so- relaxing, exploring, hiking, tinkering, all while checking out the glorious Red Rocks of Sedona. We went for a beautiful drive today, stopped and climbed our way to The Chapel of the Holy Cross. The building is a beautiful 1950s church (inspired by the newly constructed Empire State Building, at the time😲) built RIGHT into the mountains!! It was quite a sight with fantastic 360-degree views of the gorgeous Sedona landscape. We plan to do some more touristy things over the next few days, and will be sure to share some more fantastic photos and updates.
Love to you all!!!
Greg & Laura
The view from that very scary scenic drive
More of the beautiful landscape
The Red Rocks of Sedona
Another spectacular view...I can't get enough!!
A lovely "lady" we met while having breakfast at "the Coffee Pot" in Sedona
An amazing home in the mountains
The happy couple... Livin' the Dream!!
What a great place to be! I love all your pictures, I spent part of my honeymoon in Sedona & have dreamt about it ever since, the views don't change. Thanks for the flashback!
ReplyDeleteThe views are amazing...everywhere you look!!! Hope those memories brought you some joy and smiles. xoxo
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DeleteWhat an amazing trip so far! so much adventure! glad you guys are safe and happy and had a good holiday! Reguards from freezing cold new York... Love and miss guys
ReplyDeleteAmazing adventures at every turn. We are having a blast!!! Keep warm and toasty in those frigid temps and snow storms. xoxo
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