Our first full day in Sedona. This morning, we drive into
the desert in a jeep. We will visit Diamondback Gulch and the Ancient Ruins at
the Honanki Heritage Site. After a restful morning, we head to the Uptown
District to check-in for our 10:00 Pink Jeep Tour.
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| Pink Jeep |
The tour takes us into the Verde Valley, west of Sedona. We
drive for about 10 miles on asphalt, then turn onto dirt road. The scenery is
exquisite.
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| Three Camels Mesa |
There is so much to look at, I’m really glad I’m not
driving.
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| Cactus in Bloom |
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| Agave in Bloom |
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| The Desert |
After a lot of bouncing around, and a surprising amount of elevation change, both up and down, we head to the Honanki
Heritage Site. The Jeep is parked and a short walk brings us to the ruins. Our
guide tells us about the various rooms, the construction of the walls, and so on. This is another example of the types of ruins we have seen several times before on this trip. (Sorry about the picture quality.)
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| Honanki Ruins |
The tour has been informative and interesting, this has been another worthwhile
outing.
We return to town and decide to have lunch at 89 Agave
Cantina, close to Pink Jeep Tours. (The food is good.) It is really hot today,
so we decide to head back to the Inn. But first, since we are so close, we
decide to visit the architectural wonder of Sedona, the Chapel of the Holy
Cross.
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| Chapel of the Holy Cross |
This site offers great photo opportunities. It is quite a
wonder and I suggest stopping here if you are ever in Sedona.
We head back to the Inn and rest. Our dinner choice is Dahl
& Diluca, an Italian restaurant co-owned by the owner of Mariposa, where we
ate last night. Amy had the Pollo Piccata and I had Ravioli. We shared a Crème Brulee.
Stuffed again, we called it a night.
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