We went for a walk near Cathedral Rock in Red Canyon State Forest. The kids really enjoyed the different sights and explored all over the place. It was a very lovely place.
We left Sedona via the Scenic drive 89A. It follows Oak creek out of Sedona and up to the plateau. A beautiful drive. It was a pity that I had to concentrate so much on the drive as I was not able to notice to much of the scenery. The last part of the drive took us from the valley floor to the plateau via a series of switchbacks. It was breathtaking. This part of the drive was only open to vehicles smaller than 50ft - so it was okay in our 37 footer. It was a case of drive the recommended speeds around all corners, 35mph or even 15mph.
At the top of the hill we stopped by the native American Indians jewellery and other items and bought a few items. The girls really enjoyed the opportunity to browse and purchase.
Soon after we saw some snow that we could have some fun in. We pulled off the road and checked it out. Marielle got to throw the first snowball and then it was on - good fun.
It was cold in Flagstaff, and to make matters worse, we had stopped in a local shopping centre car park and at about 10pm noticed that the generator was not powering the van and the heater and lights were not working properly. So we had to find a RV park in the dark - check in and get things going properly again. So it was about midnight that we could get into bed.
Next morning we got the generator fixed and then headed out to Walnut Canyon National Monument to see the cliff dwellings. It was a nice walk and interesting to see. We walked down about 360 steps - but then of course had to go up again.
It was then off to Grand Canyon. We entered the park via the east entrance and first saw the Canyon at Desert View. Beautiful.
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