A Road Trip to Arizona (day 3)

 

On Saturday, May 11, we took a tour of Sedona. We chose the early one at 9:30 AM and we were the only passengers in the tour van,  we had our driver guide Mike, all to ourselves.

Mike was very knowledgeable about all things Sedona. We really enjoyed the tour and the stories he told. We toured part of the Red Rock Country, visited Tlaquepaque, and stopped at the Holy Cross Church

The Chapel was completed in 1956

If you step on the footprints at the front of the 9 ft Holy Cross, look up and you will see Jesus gazing directly at you

Photo taken by Mike, our guide

Looking at a rock formation near the chapel, Lizzie thought she saw the face of Jesus. I looked at it and saw it as well. It's hard to see in the picture, but you can see the eyes, beard, and hair clearly. Our guide was very impressed and will make it a part of his stories when he takes people on tour. I

                                                                        It was impacting.

                                      Our last stop was the magnificent view from the airport. 

                        Here is the statue of Sedona Miller Schnebly,  the namesake of the town. 

After the tour, we stopped at The Cowboy Club

The Cowboy Club (Formerly the Oak Creek Tavern) has been the social center of Sedona for over seventy years. The tavern originally opened in 1946 serving as the meeting place, pool hall, saloon and grocery store to locals and tourists alike. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, over fifty western movies were filmed in the area. When the day’s shooting was done, the wood walls echoed with the talk and laughter of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Legends like John Wayne, James Stewart, Donna Reed, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Rock Hudson, Glen Ford and Joan Crawford were known to enjoy the warm fire and welcoming atmosphere. Even Elvis was said to frequent the tavern while filming 1968’s Stay Away Joe.

Happy Hour with a delicious prickly pear Margarita

We also had cast iron cornbread with honey chipotle butter, yum!

             After, we drove the loop of Thunder Mountain Road, went home and napped. 

                                                   

 Later we had dinner at Rascals.

It was a full day, with awesome sights and experiences.