Sedona with Vicky

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Jean's cousin, Vicky, is based in Sydney but her company has an office in Phoenix, Arizona. A few years ago Vicky made a work trip to Phoenix. At the end of her work trip she flew into Austin and hung out with us for a weekend before going back to Australia. Vicky had another work trip this Spring so we decided to meet her in Sedona which is fairly close to Phoenix.
Breaking camp at the Grand Canyon

Before meeting Vicky in Sedona we stopped by the Walnut Canyon National Park for some more natural building research. These dwellings, built into the rocky overhangs have been vacant for about 800 years.

The rocky outcrops provided ceilings and floors. Walls were constructed of uncut rock with mud mortar and then plastered over with more mud. The plaster is all gone but some of the original mortar still remains.


I wonder if this provides some explanation as to why all the Mormons I've ever known have always been so chipper.

Nice stem wall! These are the remains of a later, Navajo house built outside the canyon

The High Street in Sedona. Check out those red rocks.

Jean waiting to pick up Vicky in Sedona

The next day we went on a hike with 14 river crossings.


Whew! That's a lot of river crossings.

I think we've figured out that unmaintained is park ranger code speak for more fun/interesting

Yep, not so maintained




After recrossing all 14 river crossings we went back into Sedona.


Between Daring Dan at the Grand Canyon and and Dehydration Dan in Sedona, I'd say Arizona has some pretty poor role models.

Dinner time back at the campsite

Playing board games by headlamp and wearing an emergency blanket.

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Anonymous said…
More fantastic scenery. The camping looks chilly again.
11 May 2016 at 12:17
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