Village of Oak Creek

Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree National Park were on my list for Flagstaff but since it was too much for the time given I meandered through Oak Creek a most magnificent area below Flagstaff.

And here he is - my latest love - oh I wished we could drive into the sunset and on and on... :)

And along the 89 down to Sedona first red rocks come into view.

Layer on layer.

Wow - that looks mean! And cool too! My first real cactus!

Bell Rock is a popular tourist attraction in Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. It is an area of spiritual significance to New Agers.
Geologically, Bell Rock is a butte, composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rock of the Permian Supai Formation.

Big Park, the pioneers' name for the large open area that became the Village of Oak Creek in the early 1960s, is set among scenic red-rock buttes and canyons, the town is surrounded by the Coconino National Forest.

See the moon up in the sky? It is magic. I am living the dream.

So lucky to have made it down here - feels more aproachable than the Grand Canyon.

The Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.

Every Cowboy book readers dream.

Even though I would have loved to make it to Monument Valley - Utha.