Friday, April 25, 2008

Goin' south




Walked the dog in 25-degree Mancos air this morning, froze taking pictures of Shiprock in mid-morning and ended up enjoying balmy spring weather with temperature in the 70s in Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona and Cottonwood, where we holed up for the night.

We did get a few close-ups of tiny little flowers ... white, yellow and blue ... that were poking up in the high desert, with pentstemons and globe mallows blooming down in Oak Creek Canyon.

Sedona is, of course, touristy, even more than I remember from 17-18 years ago. Still, it's in a lovely, if cramped, setting. Today the colors of the Red Rock area were muted by the same haze that's been bedeviling the Four Corners area for days. We found a nice restaurant with an outdoor dining area, off the main drag enough to be quiet and peaceful, and had a delightful first-month anniversary supper. tv

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