My cousin came down from WA last week and we took a road trip up to Sedona. The change in scenery is crazy as you go from desolate desert into towering red peaks covered in lush green trees. The town itself is pretty small and most of the shops consist of touristy knick knacks, high priced art galleries and restaurants. We wanted to camp so we headed out of town past the Slide Rock state park and landed about 11 miles outside of town at Oak Creak campground. It wasn't all that we hoped for as it was just off the side of the road, but we got a place back in the corner so we couldn't hear any traffic. There was still snow on the ground from a storm a few days before and the first night we were freezing! All I can say is there was some pretty aggressive snuggling going on...The next day we went into town and outfitted ourselves at the local Thrift Store and the second night was soooo much better.
The second day we were there we went to this old mining town, Jerome, because a few locals suggested it to us and it was pretty cool. The city is built mostly on a hill and the streets are very narrow, mostly one ways. Morgan and I toured all the watering holes and had lunch at a little Italian place overlooking the valley. We had the BEST spinach salad I have ever eaten and a few cocktails to warm our bellies. On the drive home we stopped by Safeway to get some refreshments for the evening and then proceeded to fill our gullets with easter candy. What, it was vacation! When we got back to camp we chopped wood, made an "Arlington sized" fire as Morgan puts it, and then had some yummy wine spritzers well into the night.
Morgan has all of the pics but I will update this with some photos as soon as I get them.
Cheers,
Carley
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