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canyonwalkerSedona Travelog #13
Oak Creek Village, AZ - Mon, 30 May 2022, 3pm
After enjoying solitude atop Mescal Mountain for a while this morning— a welcome respite from the clattering cocktail party in the Birthing Cave— it was time to head home. As impressed as we were with our ability to hike this morning after a monster hike yesterday, it wasn't without limits. 3-4 miles roundtrip and about 500' of gain seemed to be close to our limits. Fortunately the hike back to the trailhead was pretty much all downhill with a smooth trail underfoot.
We got back to the trailhead a bit after 11. What had been no more than a half dozen cars when we arrived around 7:30 were now several dozen cars, up and down both sides of the road. It definitely paid to be early birds!
Once again we were hungry after hiking. On the drive back through town we were surprised how... not crowded... Sedona was. It's a Monday but it's a holiday Monday. Not ones to look a gift horse in the mouth, we took advantage of the town's not-crowdedness by eating at a popular taqueria we noped out of yesterday because the line was out the door. Today it was only half full when we arrived... though it was almost full-full by the time we left. And its popularity is well deserved. The food was delicious.
We've been back at the hotel now for almost 2 hours. Like yesterday we're too tired to use the pool or hot tub. We're just relaxing in our spacious room and on the balcony.
Unlike yesterday, though, this is not us calling it quits for the day. The advantage of us "knowing when to say when" this morning is that we're recharging our energy now to go back out later today. Bell Rock is near the hotel; so near we can see it from our balcony (see previous link). We aim to go back there later this afternoon to enjoy the golden hour while climbing it.
Stay tuned!
Oak Creek Village, AZ - Mon, 30 May 2022, 3pm
After enjoying solitude atop Mescal Mountain for a while this morning— a welcome respite from the clattering cocktail party in the Birthing Cave— it was time to head home. As impressed as we were with our ability to hike this morning after a monster hike yesterday, it wasn't without limits. 3-4 miles roundtrip and about 500' of gain seemed to be close to our limits. Fortunately the hike back to the trailhead was pretty much all downhill with a smooth trail underfoot.
We got back to the trailhead a bit after 11. What had been no more than a half dozen cars when we arrived around 7:30 were now several dozen cars, up and down both sides of the road. It definitely paid to be early birds!
Once again we were hungry after hiking. On the drive back through town we were surprised how... not crowded... Sedona was. It's a Monday but it's a holiday Monday. Not ones to look a gift horse in the mouth, we took advantage of the town's not-crowdedness by eating at a popular taqueria we noped out of yesterday because the line was out the door. Today it was only half full when we arrived... though it was almost full-full by the time we left. And its popularity is well deserved. The food was delicious.
We've been back at the hotel now for almost 2 hours. Like yesterday we're too tired to use the pool or hot tub. We're just relaxing in our spacious room and on the balcony.
Unlike yesterday, though, this is not us calling it quits for the day. The advantage of us "knowing when to say when" this morning is that we're recharging our energy now to go back out later today. Bell Rock is near the hotel; so near we can see it from our balcony (see previous link). We aim to go back there later this afternoon to enjoy the golden hour while climbing it.
Stay tuned!
