I thought we were going to spend some time shopping
and hanging out around town today.
Collin announced he wanted donuts for breakfast. I thought that might be challenging to find
in a healthy place like Sedona…and it was.
We ended up at a local bakery that has been around for 35 years. He selected a huge cinnamon roll. It looked so yummy. He said it was the best one he had ever had. My egg, spinach mushroom croissant was
delicious. Dad had something
similar.
While eating breakfast, Dad said he was up for some
hiking. I was surprised but happy to
hear this because I wanted to get out and explore the area that I loved, and
missed, so much. I thought we were going
hiking using the truck to get us there.
Instead, Dad found a place to rent an ATV buggy for four hours. He liked this because it was not a guided
tour and we could drive where we wanted.
We had to bundle up because it was 40 degrees and was not expected to
get much warmer in the afternoon.
Our first stop was the trail to Devil’s Bridge. Collin practically ran up the steep trail
while Dad and I rested when needed. Dad
eventually needed to stay behind so I ran to catch up with Collin. Glad I did because it was soon after that
when we had to climb using our hands as well up the rocks to get to the top of
the bridge. It was narrow enough that I
was fine with us walking out just long enough to take pictures and wave at Dad
so he knew where we were. Climbing back
down was more challenging and I got nervous a few times. We did make it back down to where Dad was and
then hiked together back to the buggy.
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| Challenging hike but not too difficult for Collin |
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| He wanted to climb every rock or ledge he could find |
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| Halfway up the trail |
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| Looking under the bridge |
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| Doesn't this look like a face on the side of the rock? |
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| Collin standing on top of the bridge |
Next, we headed to Honaki Indian Ruins which is a nearly 1,000 year old cliff dwelling that was once
inhabited by the ancestors of the Hopi tribe, the Sinagua Indians. We had seen ruins before but we were able to
walk right up to these and feel like we were the Indians. Collin has questions about the size of the
“apartments” and the writings on the rocks.
We were all disappointed to see that some people wrote their names near
the ruins.
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| Hiking to the ruins |
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| I loved how close we could get to the ruins |
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| I"ndian drawings" as Collin called them |
Why are they so ignorant to do such a thing? After spending 30 minutes walking the ruins
trail, we got back in the buggy and rode the Outlaw Trails for 1 ½ hours. Dad loved this part because he could drive
fast, do some “rooster tails” and climb over lots of rocks. Collin wanted him to jump and go faster. Ummm….I don’t think so! The views during this drive where
AMAZING!!! We got to see most of the Red
Rocks, Bell Rock and other rock formations in the distance.
We were tried, cold and hungry when we got back to
the rental place. Dad wanted
Mexican. I knew that Oaxaca was close by
and on our way back to our room at the Oak Creek Canyon Terrace. The guacamole was fantastic and just want I
needed. We warmed up while there
too. At this point, it was only 6pm but
we all thought it best to call it a night and rest up for the next day. Tomorrow, we have a Jeep tour of Broken Bow
before playing in the snow again.
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