Friday was the final day of vacation in Sedona for us and we made the most of it. The girls had been noticing all the jeep tours through the week, particularly the Pink Jeeps. These tours took people up into the red rocks on various 4wd tours, some rough roads and other crazy rock hopping. So, we surprised them with this and a little final hoorah on Friday morning at 8. Our guide came by to pick us up. His name was Chip and he lived in Flagstaff. Chip was a very interesting guy. I was expecting some kid in flip-flops with an iPod, but we got a banker. Chip has a bachelors and masters degree in things that bankers do and has worked at 3 banks over the course of 20 years. He said he got fed up with it all and always thought that doing those tours looked like fun. He applied and got rejected. He waited a year and, through the course of 6 interviews, a driving test, and a written exam covering the ecology, geology and cultural history, he passed. Said it was the best thing he ever did. Anyway, he took us through the rocks for about 2 hours and it was the neatest thing we did all week. We stopped to look at different flowers, rocks, geologic formations, take a hike up to an overlook point and take some good pics. It was a lot of fun and the girls were thrilled.
Tlaquepaque is a fancy art gallery village in Sedona. There are nothing but generally swanky shops there with great art, sculptures, pottery and the like. I don't what else to say about Tlaquepaque, but it is worth walking through and would be better done as a date w/o kids - some of that stuff cost more than our house.
Saturday--According to Laura, one of her highlights from the trip was going to the book loft - 40% off moving sale. She and the girls went in and got some good books that they had eyed all week, but at 40% off. She hates to shop, but loves the deal. The final bright spot for the trip was going to In-N-Out in Phoenix. It is a burger restaurant that only does burgers, fries, and drinks and various combinations on that. It is a place to go if you are near one - they are only out west. Laura like a single animal style. I went for a protein, fries, and water on the way home, but got a single, fries, and choc shake when we got there a week before. The owner is a believer as the story goes and has put small font Bible verses on the cups, wrappers, and the like (John 3:16, Proverbs 3:5, Rev 3:20).
That is it for Sedona. I hope that you all have enjoyed our vacation and my recap of it.
Rodney
2 comments:
Sounds like fun. Great pictures. I love in and out burger.
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