Sedona: Day four

After we explored some of the south rim at the Grand Canyon, we drove south to Sedona. Of note: we really did not see a lot of it. We hardly even saw the tip... I think a lot of people (myself included) go to a city or national park & see one neighborhood, or one small piece of the park & think they've "been there". I really would love to do an expedition where you can actually experience the Grand Canyon by hiking to the bottom & spending time rafting/ hiking, etc. Anyway ... I never want to seem like because I've driven around places that I've actually experienced it... Because I haven't. 

We ate peanut butter sandwiches for breakfast & dinner, and kept stopping at beautiful places to take pictures. 

South of I-40 is Sedona. We took the exit. And then were absolutely floored as we started to enter the area... You twist & turn around mountains, drop offs on one side of the road, huge red rocks everywhere. It was one of the prettiest drives ever. We made our way to Cathedral Trail after wandering around the city a bit. Best hike ever. It's so funny how we kept stopping & taking pictures of the breathtaking view, only to find that there was something better ahead. 

Sedona is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. During our hike I kept wanting to go out on ledges, because I hate & love the edges of things. I feel like I'm going to  throw up when I stand on an edge & there's a huge drop off. I keep thinking about Eleanor Roosevelt's quote- do one thing every day that scares you. When we started our hike back down, we were adopted in to this guys' tour ... He was giving us tips on how to climb down the mountain, stopped & told us exactly where to pose for a picture, and pointed out other mountains along the way. So fun. 

Once again, we wanted to move to Sedona & hike very trail & soak in the 75 degree sunshine. But we still had more driving to do. That night we planned to drive to LA... But we become really discouraged watching another sunset from the car, and driving in the dark means that you are neither experiencing or even seeing what's around you. It was gnarly. (Thank you, Joshua for teaching us this west coast adjective). 

On our way through the desert, it was pitch black & the stars were incredible. We played all of our favorite songs, every classic road trip song, and sang along, as loud as we wanted. This was one of my favorite moments of the trip. Our plan was to drive to LA. It was getting late & we were annoyed with driving so we stopped at this little junction in between the mountains, called Cajun Point. 

 And this is what the car looks like after 4 days.