Sunset at the Sedona Airport Vortex

We woke up early, and Richard was at the quick oil change place at 7:30, when the doors opened. He got in and out quickly, and drove back to the camper to hitch up. Marianne was getting the camper, and herself, ready to hit the road.

We had a small religious service, John, Eileen, Richard and Marianne. We prayed, had communion, and said goodbye. It was a good way to say our goodbye.

We headed out of Sun City West on Highway 60, and stopped for brunch at the highly recommended Country Kitchen in Wickenburg. Marianne had the chicken fried steak, which she enjoyed very much. Not healthy, but tasty. Richard had pancakes and a salad. An unusual breakfast.

Highway 89 between Wickenburg and Sedona was extremely scenic, but hard mountain driving, with lots of switchbacks. Jerome looked very interesting, an old mining town built on the side of a mountain, but we decided not to stop. We did stop in Cottonwood at a good quilt shop.

We set a new record, by paying $50 for our campsite in Sedona. There is only one campground convenient to Sedona, and there were only a few campsites left. In fact, the only campsite that would fit our rig was an "executive" spot, backed up to Oak Creek, hence the $50. It is a very nice site, and an excellent campground, but $50 is a lot of money.

There were a few art galleries in town, but the town was mostly souvenir shops. The fancy art galleries were in "Tlaquepaque". Rather, faux Tlaquepaque. We were recently in the real Tlaquepaque, outside of Guadalajara Mexico. The faux Tlaquepaque was very upscale and pleasant, as is the real Tlaquepaque. Both look like a Mexican colonial town. However, the faux Tlaquepaque did not have a plaza with mariachis on the bandstand.

As we were wandering through the shops in Sedona, we looked briefly at a book about the Sedona Vortexes. One of these vortexes is the overlook at the Sedona airport, on a mesa overlooking the town of Sedona. We were told by our campground employee that the sunset at the the airport was not to be missed. So how could we miss the opportunity to experience the vortex and see a beautiful sunset at the same time?

What is a vortex? According to the Sedona Center for the New Age, "These vortexes are swirling centers of subtle energy coming out from the surface of the earth. This energy is not exactly electricity or magnetism, although it does leave a slight measurable residual magnetism in the places where it is strongest. There are four main energy vortexes in Sedona."

So we drove up to the airport, where we found a growing crowd at the overlook. There was a host collecting donations to keep the overlook open and orderly. The view was very pleasant, but chilly.

So we are in our camper, full of energy, blogging away and drinking wine. Tomorrow we plan to drive to the Moab area.

Richard and Marianne