I joined a hostel tour to Sedona and had one of the best days of my entire tour. We drove down the beautiful Oak Creek Canyon to the town of Sedona. We stocked up on food for lunch and then trekked to Devils Bridge. It's exactly that - a bridge - formed by erosion and the effects of ice. With extraordinary views and wonderful photographic opportunities I was in my element. We hung out for a little while, walking over the bridge, gasping in awe at the surroundings and being told the story of its formation by our guide, Michael. A warm, funny, chatty guy, Michael is also a wilderness expert. He told us about the various plants, demonstrated how to make rope from a particular cactus. We learnt which plant tequila comes from, handy but we weren't going to try ! We were a group of five visitors, four from the UK, one from Slovakia, we all had a similar sense of humour and the day was spent laughing and saying "wow" a lot !!!
We ate lunch overlooking Sedona and then moved on for the part that was the highlight.
Beautiful red sandstone pillars form Cathedral Rocks. In the scorching heat we climbed and scrambled up the rocky approach trail. It was so enjoyable and there are so many people in my life, back in the UK and here in the States, that I wish could have been there with me. With intermittant breaks in the shade and stops to pour water over our heads, we made our way up. Nothing had prepared me for the view or just how amazing it would feel to be so close to the rocks themselves. We were right at the base of the rocks and myself and a couple of the others took the chance to scramble around and at one point perch on an outcrop (vertigo sufferers - don't even think about it - even I didn't get up off my bottom !!) I didn't want to leave. I sat on the edge with a grin from ear to ear, but knowing that no matter how many pictures I took they would never capture the full beauty of the view or just how amazing I felt up there. I kept snapping though !!! The spot is enough to make me want to return to Northern Arizona and spend a couple of weeks hiking in the area. I reluctantly left the ledge I was perched on, but giggled and chatted all the way back to the van. We drove back to Sedona to end our day with beer and ice cream on a patio that overlooked Snoopy Rock. Fabulous.
posted by KP @ 10:10 PM
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