Over the river... Over the river... Over the river again.

Our day started in and around downtown Flagstaff. First stop, breakfast at Cafe Pickles. Fried pickles and a chorizo breakfast burrito is a great way to start the day. We strolled through downtown and investigated some of the shops and galleries. There were many nice places but neither of us found anything we had to have. We searched for a Route 66 t-shirt for Gerrie but were unsuccessful. We found a couple of nice garden centers that are in desperate need of hypertufa. Violas Flower Garden was a smaller shop, but Robyn was very friendly and helpful with information about the area including neighborhoods, climate, seasons as well as local consumers. We also drove through a several neighborhoods in Flagstaff searching for potential domiciles. A more extensive search is necessary.

The rest of the day was spent driving down the Oak Creek Canyon. We made a stop for a geo cache that proved to be very challenging. We couldn't make the find but we did head to the West Fork trail to make another find. This lead us on quite the adventure. We crossed the river four times with out a bridge and ended up by a water fall. The trail and canyon was beautiful. Crossing the river proved challenging but was a good time. We hiked out just after dusk and made it back just in time for the ranger to close the gates.



We settled for the night at Oak Creek Terrace Resort just outside of Sedona on the Oak Creek. The room is small but has a fireplace and the grounds are very attractive. There is an outdoor TV on a patio outside the room. We went to dinner in Sedona- we don't need to talk about it.

Tomorrow we hope to make it to Slide Rock National Park and make our way down to Cottonwood. Tomorrow night we will be staying at Arcosanti.