The Grand Canyon June 20-21, 2013

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We could not leave Winslow AZ without going to the corner "Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona" that the "Eagles" made famous. What you see bellow was a mural on the entire building including the windows and lamp shadows.

The road to the Grand Canyon took us less than 3 hours. It was 85F and very windy, they just opened
one of the roads we were getting ready to travel, due to fire!
There are alerts everywhere because of the high temperatures and winds.

The first lookout we came across  took our breath away, we were at 7,438feet altitude and had plenty of water with us which is a must. Especially if altitude is an issue as it is for me.

We so enjoyed every detail that this raw nature offered us with it's magical colors and graduer.

 Pictures that will stay in our minds for ever.

We were both in awe and so happy we were able to make this tip to this amazing part of our country.

We left the Canyon at 1PM, We left the Grand Canyon just before  2.00 PM avoiding all the fuss and hipe of  Nik Wallenda's practice and  crossing of the Canyon. We took a beautiful scenic road with a view of the San Francisco peaks ahead of us to lovely Flagstaff descending about 2000 feet on our way and stopped for the perfect cup of coffee and viewed several galleries while there. Flagstaff seems like a great place to come back to and spend several days exploring when we have more time. We continued on towards Sedona, via the lush absolutely beautiful Oak Creek Canyon descending another 2.500 feet of elevation driving some great switchback curves along the way.
Oak Creek Canyon has become a very popular vacation spot for good reason, it is so lush and dramatic
with it's winding road, starting from 8.000ft down to 4.000ft over 10-12 miles.

Sedona came into sight soon enough in all it's glory.

We left the Grand Canyon just before  2.00 PM avoiding all the fuss MR. Wallenda's practice and 

We arrived Sedona about 5 and took in some great scenery of the various red rock formations and had a great meal at a fine Italian Restaurant called Dahl and Deluca's. Toured Sedona the next morning staying through through lunch and then departed for Scottsdale to stay with some friends arriving at about 5.

We checked in and went to an amazing Italian restaurant, sat outside in this beautiful garden under a pergola, with fig trees and citrus trees, looking at the almost full moon shyly rising in the twilight sky.

We left and tried to catch what was left of the sunset.

 All the pictures I have been taking from inside the car so please forgive the possible blur or
the endless spots from the windshield of our car which has gone through ...a lot.

You will notice the silhouettes of the rocks on either side and center of this picture and the town bellow.

While the light of the sunset washed the red rocks.

And the moon shyly is peaking through to welcome the evening shadows.