Day 48 - Only in a Jeep

When we checked into the RV park here in Sedona, I asked what does the average tourist do to see Sedona?  The lady that checked us in said take the "Pink Jeep" and handed me a brochure with a half dozen different tours they offer.  I asked which one I should consider and the response was the "Broken Arrow" tour.  

Sounded good to me so she called and arranged the "Pink Jeep" to pick us up at the RV park.  They arrived right on schedule at 11:00 am and we were off on our "tour".

Now, tour is a bit of a misnomer.  I'd call it more of an endurance event.  What I failed to note in the brochure was the claim of "the ultimate 4X4 experience".  

It was that.  The Chrysler Proving Ground doesn't get to this extreme.  We climbed rocks at angles where we were looking at clouds and descended at angles we were just sliding downhill.  But the places we went were spectacular.  The following photos show the red rock formations around the area.  They're in no particular order as I have my and Kathy's photos mixed together.

I think this is the only picture from the last two months that actually proves we were both on the same trip.  Our driver took this.

There's really no road up here.  The road is over the rocks and ruts.

It's open to the public so there are many private vehicles in the canyon.  Everything from 4-wheeler ATVs to 4X4 pickups.  The places we went are probably limited to Jeep vehicles with experienced drivers.

Those views are what brought us back here after 15 years.

The "tour" was a couple hours of serious off-roading and when we finished, we rode the tour back into town instead of returning to the RV park.  We did a little shopping and had lunch on a patio with a mountain view.  We were amused at one shop selling "Mackinac Island recipe fudge".  I went in wearing my Mackinac Island cap and told them I needed to sample their recipe.  The store owner said they did indeed buy the recipe from an island fudge shop...interesting.  It wasn't my favorite, "Joanns"...it had too much buttery flavor.

We finished downtown and walked the mile back to the RV park.  This is the view of the mountains behind the RV park.  The park is at the bottom of the photo a hundred feet below the bluff we're standing on.

To the right of the formation in the photo above is the feature they call "Snoopy".

Can you see it?

And a view looking back toward downtown.  

That was our day.  Seems a hurricane is headed this direction or what's left of one.  Just figures, I visit arid Arizona and encounter a hurricane.  How does that happen?  We're assured that our location is safe.  Flash flood warnings are posted and we're located next to a creek.  

Tomorrow is another day of whatever feels good.  We have no particular plan which is probably a good thing given the forecast of rain.  Kathy wants to visit a local quilt shop so she'll get there one way or another.  We might have to summon Uber again.