After the extreme desert heats of Phoenix, we were glad to arrive on August 11th in a "cooler" part of Arizona: Sedona. Well, when I say cooler, I mean temperatures in the mid 30s (Celsius)...
When we found out that you can go swimming in Oak Creek flowing through Oak Creek Canyon, we couldn't imagine a better way to spend our afternoon. By evening, when the air started to cool down, we hiked the Airport Mesa Loop with a beautiful view of Sedona city.
On August 12th, we explored some of the other "red rocks" in Sedona, among which Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock.
After three hours in the sun, we sought refuge in our air-conditioned car touring some of the attractions nearby Sedona:
Tuzigoot National Monument , an ancient pueblo about 1000 years old
Montezuma Castle National Monument, another 1000 year old pueblo this time built inside a limestone cliff
and Jerome, an old copper mine town now turned into a touristy but nice little place.
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