Sedona

Wednesday, Feb. 16 we took a day trip north to Sedona.  Tony & Amy and Craig & Lindsay had given us a gift card for a Pink Jeep tour for Christmas, and we were excited to go see this beautiful area.  Perry & Darlene hadn't taken the Jeep tour before, so joined us.  We had a great time!  Thanks, kids, great gift!

It was a pretty chilly day, but we brought lots of layers, gloves, etc.  The forecast for the next couple of weeks was for cool, rainy weather, so we decided to go to Sedona right away in our trip, instead of risking it not working out later on.  It was too cold to go to the Grand Canyon, like we had hoped, but we will leave that for next time.  :)  We had a good lunch at a Mexican restaurant with a gorgeous view of the Red Rocks.

Since our tour didn't leave for a couple of  hours, we browsed the touristy shops.  Warren and Perry (aka Booger and Tater) tried on some hats.

Darlene is pretty in pink.

Finally it was time for our tour!  We had been seeing the famous pink jeeps with passengers going back and forth all day.  There are several tours to pick from, but we chose the popular Broken Arrow tour, which was the very first tour for the company 45 years ago.

Perry & Darlene, our guide, Warren & DeeDee in front of our Pink Jeep.

We were off on our tour!  We made a few stops along the route, were able to get out of the jeep and climb around the rocks.  Here is our guide telling us about the Submarine Rock, which we were standing on.

While on Submarine Rock, we looked across to another area and saw a jeep going down a trail we were headed to.  We were in for an adventure!

Submarine Rock, named that because it looks like a nuclear submarine.  This is where we were standing in the previous photo.

Eagle's Nest formation

a stacked formation - on the bottom is the Whale, in the middle is the Flying Saucer, and on top is Mushrooms.

a closer look at the Mushrooms.  The jeep drove around the mushrooms - thrilling!

Another stop was high up the trail in the Red Rocks, and it was quite beautiful - and windy - up there. 

Remember the earlier photo of the jeep across the way going down the steep trail?  Here it is.  A 45 degree drop to the trail, with a few rocks thrown in for good measure.  hang on!

No matter what thrills the trail gives, the main attraction to Sedona will always be God's beautiful creation of the Red Rocks.  Evidence of the Master's Hand is everywhere you look.