Wednesday, March 24th:
We drove through most of the night into Tuscon and Phoenix, Arizona. We figured since we gained an extra hour (since AZ is in Pacific time, weird..I know.) we might as well take advantage of it. We got up at 6:30 am and headed for the Red Rock country of Sedona, Arizona. We entered this little village that overlooked the gargantuan mountains of red rock and clay. We stopped in to the visitor center and met an interesting receptionist named Kelli…that’s Kelli with an “I”, by the way. She told us where to go for awesome hiking and the most breathtaking sunset you will ever find. Kelli also, while on a six shot espresso drink, convinced us that we should take advantage of a great offer to check out a local timeshare resort and in return we got a cheap stay at the said resort and also $70 towards a local dinner in town. So with like 4 hours to kill till check in at 3pm, we headed out on the scooters for Bell Rock for an amazing scenic ride, followed by an impromptu hike up a huge bell shaped red rock formation. We started to hike up this ridiculous, gorgeous red mountain, not knowing that we would end up climbing to the top. We started out and got a third of the way and had to stop to catch our breath…Not because we were out of shape..no… it was the elevation, I’m sure. After chugging some water, we kept on going and going. Did I mention I am a novice climber? Anyways, we climbed and climbed and climbed and I think I even ate my knees a few times it was so steep…We did it! We had gotten to the top. It was glorious! I mean the kind of view that will put your life into perspective. Up there…on the top of that mountain…nothing mattered. All your troubles, worries, thoughts, just disappear. It is amazing how small, the small stuff in life really is when you are looking out on top of mountain into miles and miles of uncivilized lands. It’s as if you are in the heavens looking down. We will end this day with….I can only imagine what the Grand Canyon is like. Luckily, we will be there soon enough.
1 comment:
Lacey this is amazing!!! You are so brave for doing this girl. Seriously, if you get the urge to head north you and Ryan have a place to stay. Ryan probably would not even have to get a new tooth brush if he dropped it in my shower. :o) Just promise you won't pull a Chris McCandless up here and go all Into the Wild.
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