Sedona
Sedona in the movies: Broken Arrow
I finally watched the 1950 Jimmy Stewart movie, Broken Arrow. I say “finally”, because I’ve been meaning to for years, ever since I first went to Sedona, Arizona.
Based on fact, the movie is the story of ex-army scout Tom Jeffords (played by Jimmy Stewart). He is distressed at the way the war against the Apaches is going, and does his best to see if everyone could just get along together.
Sedona – Hedgehogs in bloom
One nice thing about visiting the desert in the spring is the flowers that add splashes of color to the landscape. It’s amazing how even the forbidding cacti, covered in treacherous thorns, have these beautiful blooms. It almost doesn’t seem to go together.
These little hedgehogs are just a few inches tall, and the blossoms are nearly as big as the plants themselves.
As for the name? Looking at these adorable baby hedgehogs …
Tuzigoot – Ancient Sinagua Ruins in Arizona
Adventure photo – Ruins of a Sinaguan town, abandoned centuries ago:
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Not far from Sedona, Arizona, lie the ruins of Tuzigoot, an ancient Sinagua town that was abandoned centuries ago.
Tuzigoot National Monument (pronounced “too-zee-goot”) is part of the southwest US’s mysterious history. This small hilltop town was built… Full article…
The rare Arizona Prickly Palm
Desert life is fascinating, in the variety of ways that plants and animals have adapted to deal with the harsh environment.
* Dormant frogs survive buried underground for many months at a time.
* Flower seeds may wait years for the right rainfall conditions, then sprout, grow, bloom, and back to seed in a few weeks…
Ancient Anasazi motel maps?
“The deserts of the American Southwest abound with ancient literature.” Petroglyphs — images or symbols chipped into the rock — are found throughout the area, left by its prehistoric inhabitants. Their meanings are obscure, the subject of much speculation and little proof.
Even when an image seems clear, its meaning isn’t as easy….
So there we were… watching imminent disaster
If you ever come to Sedona, take one of the Pink Jeep tours, and be sure to get the “Broken Arrow” tour. It’s hands-down the best.
The tour involves amazing feats of driving up, down, and over the red rocks of Sedona, and you’ll go places that look like they should be impossible! If you’ve got back problems, this isn’t a wise idea, as you WILL get bounced around a lot…
Ahhh… back to the red rocks
I met our group of adventurous wenches this morning in Phoenix, then we headed up to Cottonwood, where we picnicked beside a lagoon, with big shady trees. It felt like an oasis in the desert!
Next stop was Tuzigoot, the ruins of a town built by the Sinaguans about 1,000 years ago, and mysteriously abandoned 400 years later. Who were these people? And why did they all leave this “oasis” spot…
So there we were… at a mysterious vortex
So what exactly IS a vortex anyway? Sedona is famous for its mystical energy vortexes — but what ARE they? What happens when you go to one?
We did a women’s trip to Sedona recently, and I got to join our group on the vortex tour. Now I can’t tell everything…
Grand Canyon how old? No comment
A controversial new study thinks that the Grand Canyon may have been formed millions of years earlier than thought. The findings fly in the face of long-standing theory (and not just compared to the religious view)!
The traditional scientific view is that the Arizona canyon is 6 million years old…
Wilde about the senses
“It’s wonderful to think, but it’s even more wonderful to experience life with all your senses.” ~ Oscar Wilde
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How right he is! 
I’m back in the office now. The life of the mind uses a lot of my time when I’m not traveling. It’s incredibly interesting! Whether researching possibilities for new trips, or working on long-range strategy plans, or writing a blog post, or learning new coding techniques for our computer system (yes, I still have some techie left in me!), it’s all quite fascinating. Like the man said, it’s wonderful to think!
But there’s so much more, isn’t there?…
