We set out to explore Sedona today. We looked into some hikes in the Sedona area but wanted to look around a bit first. We took 89A south from Flagstaff through Oak Creek Canyon. It was a beautiful drive but the road is very narrow and winding for the Behemoth. When we arrived in Sedona we spent 30 minutes finding a parking spot and then went to the Sedona visitor center to get some information. We noticed the Pink Jeep Tour company was across the street and headed over to investigate. Leslie was wanting to do a Pink Jeep tour of the Sedona backcountry since she and her mother had enjoyed one years earlier. But when she looked online, they showed being completely booked up on the tours she was interested in. But when we checked at the office, they had availability for Wednesday for the Rim Scenic Tour, so we booked a tour. We then wandered down the street and found a place to get lunch. The town was packed full of people being a beautiful holiday weekend. After lunch we headed to see the Red Rock Scenic Loop. After heading onto the loop, we headed down to the Crescent Moon Park. The agent at the visitor center had recommended a hike in the park to get nice view of Cathedral Rock. The hike was only about a mile along Oak Creek. There was not a bridge to cross over the creek to hike around Cathedral Rock, but we did get one clear view, the rest of the hike was shaded by 100 + year old sycamore trees along the creek. We then drove the rest of the Red Rock Scenic Loop and were not overly impressed with the limited red rock views unless we kept our eyes on the rearview mirror. We drove back into town and headed down 179 to the south of town. We tried to find the Oak Creek Brewery, but drove past it without seeing it. With traffic so crazy, we decided to continue on down to visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross that is built on a large red rock outcrop. But we could not find a place big enough to park the Behemoth and the place was packed with people. So we decided to visit both of those when we come back for our Pink Jeep Tour and headed for the Wanderer.
Chapel of the Holy Cross Chapel of the Holy Cross Cathedral Rock
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