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Sedona, Arizona – Red Rock State Park

March 26, 2025

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Red Rock State Park is a very apt name for a park in Arizona. There are beautiful red rocks everywhere. One morning, our tour led us to the pretty Red Rock State Park. A brief history of how this park came to be. It was open and dedicated on October 19, 1991. In the fall […]

Sedona, Arizona – Chapel of the Holy Cross

March 19, 2025

The Chapel of the Holy Cross, sitting high atop the red rocks in Sedona, Arizona, was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude. In 1932 she was inspired to build such a church by the construction of the Empire State Building. Staude initially attempted to do this in Budapest, Hungary with […]

Sedona, Arizona – Verde Canyon Railroad

March 12, 2025

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One day we took an excursion on the Verde Canyon Railroad. The Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage railroad running between Clarkdale and Perkinsville in the U.S. state of Arizona. The passenger excursion line operates on 20 miles of tracks of the Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad. It was a 4 hour round trip with gorgeous […]

Sedona, Arizona – Crane Petroglyphs

March 5, 2025

Formerly known as V Bar V Heritage Site, the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site is the largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley, as well as one of the best-preserved. Acquired by the Coconino National Forest in 1994, the site is protected and kept open to the visiting public for their enjoyment and opportunity to learn […]

Sedona, Arizona – from the halls of Montezuma

February 26, 2025

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Actually, it is a different Montezuma. This one, in Sedona, is one of the best preserved cliff-dwelling sites. Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona is the story of a cliff dwelling built by the Sinagua people between 1100 and 1425; it has 20 rooms. The castle was named after Chief Montezuma by 19th century explorers who […]

Sedona, Arizona – Quirky town

February 19, 2025

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Why is Sedona known as a very spiritual place? The reason Sedona is so special is the natural Vortices (Vortex) that occur all throughout the entire area. They have a magnetic energy that causes magic to occur there. True to its name, there are lots of crystal and New Age stores in Sedona. Of course, I […]

Sedona, Arizona – History

February 12, 2025

One can’t visit Sedona, Arizona without seeing the town. It is called “uptown” for some reason and never “downtown.” Sedona began 350 million years ago. That’s how long it has taken for Nature to form the red rocks by earth thrusts, sea changes and erosion forces. We started our tour of Sedona at the Sedona […]

Sedona, Arizona – Red Rock Country

February 5, 2025

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Mr. Ken and I took a fabulous trip to Sedona, Arizona a few months ago. We went on a Road Scholar tour. Road Scholar is the old Elderhostel. Road Scholar provides educational travel opportunities for adults. We flew into Phoenix and it was about a 2 hour trip to Sedona. The thing that stands out […]

Random Vermont pictures

January 29, 2025

I really enjoy writing these blog posts about Vermont. When I look at the pictures I took, it is as though I am reliving the vacation. The place we stay is lovely and very comfortable. It is nice to go back there and just chill, after exploring different parts of Vermont during the day. It’s […]

Things that make me smile

January 22, 2025

January is a tough month in New England. It is cold, it is dark and there is really nothing to look forward to. I did find two things that made me smile last week. Flowers I love have plants and flowers in the house, especially in the winter. Our amaryllis plant bloomed last week and […]