Seeing The Sights

What a wonderful trip we had, yesterday! We drove to Sedona, AZ which is famous for it's beautiful red rock formations.

I took pictures but, honestly, none of them do justice to the beauty of those soaring red cliffs. They are truly magnificent! Amazing! Spectactular!

Ya gotta see it to believe it! Here's a picture just to prove we were actually there, though!

The weather was cool and crisp but no wind and the sun was out. Perfect.

Then we visited Montezuma Castle National Monument which is about half way between Sedona and Phoenix. It's the site of a prehistoric village of the Sinagua, an Ancestral Pueblo people who lived in the area for centuries before Columbus discovered the New World.

According to the National Park Service, it has been described as the best preserved and most dramatic cliff dwelling in the United States. Check out this picture! We learned that it was the women who constructed the cliff dwellings!! The men were out hunting and gathering, I guess.

A very fine day of sightseeing.

Tomorrow we're leaving Arizona. Heading back to Los Angeles where we'll leave our vehicle and catch the train for Washington State.

I know, I know... I said I'd never ride the train again but you will recall that Jack bribed me with the promise of a new kitchen. I am admitting that I can be bought.

That train had better be on time, this trip...