There is no accounting for taste. However, we believe that Sedona is one of the most beautiful towns that we have visited. This is perhaps our sixth or seventh trip and it never fails to impress. The town is crafted into the mountains and red monoliths, in a way that makes the houses and buildings look as if nature designed and built them. The roads are few, using roundabouts rather than traffic lights, except on Main street; sidewalks are pinkish in color, designed to match the surrounding rocks; the town and homes are neatly kept, the latter well set back from the road and usually hidden under trees. The front yards are mostly desert style—tiny colored rocks, bushes and cactus plants that meld to form simple elegance. Above all, one must not forget the vortex, a feature of this area. We’ll mention more about this later but we think it’s something to do with nature’s version of Viagra. However, we are not experienced in either so we’ll stick to poking fun instead.
Scaling Cathedral and Bell Rocks is our favorite outdoor activity in the town. Cathedral is a massive rock, mountain or monolith. Many of the rocks are named for object look-alikes. We tend to spend much time climbing and scrambling over their slick surfaces. We really enjoy the feeling of walking up or down the surfaces without the use of hands at acute angles. Poise, balance and good soles are essential; pure souls would make a difference but we are only sure of our boots. We remarked to each other that this activity is a child’s delight—healthy, skill building and a lot of old-fashioned fun. Okay, we agree it is not as good for kids as television and Ninetendo, but it comes close.
On the climb today, we came across a walrus. Yes. You did read correctly. We are seeing some strange looking …um beings lately. This guy had a nose ring except it was in the shape of a large metal “n”. It hung from the nose with both vertical prongs touching his upper lip. Someone please explain this to us. We were nearly ill on the descent after seeing this specimen. We haven’t even touched on the tattoos and all sorts of piercing that cover so many bodies these days. We realize we are big ‘squares’ but are there no standards any longer? End of rant.
A couple of years ago, we came across a Dutch fellow sitting on one of the ledges you might notice in the pictures. We approached but signaled to our editor to hold off a while as we noticed the man sat on the edge with the bare minimum of clothing. We don’t know the correct word to describe less than minimum. He explained that he was invoking the vortex but we could not notice any marked change in his body or the atmosphere. Thus far, we have found most places that are uninhabited by man (and we love our neighbors) provide a level of tranquility and peace that is indescribable. Perhaps that is our vortex after all. Pass the Viag…the butter, dear.
Cheers,
Jenni and Perky
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