Sedona and The Valley


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We had left Grand Canyon and headed south
 
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The restaurant had a huge window wall 
 
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Cowboy
 
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Then we drove a mile east and walked a hiking trail.
 
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Fantastic red rocks
 
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- very steep
 
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While Lise jumped like a gazelle -
Berit was waiting down at the bottom 
 
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Shopping in Phoenix.
 
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In Phoenix we had to try the American way of life:
we went to a Drive-in Movie
 
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On our way to Pinetop we dropped in at a ghost town
 
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Cactus and flowers in the desert south of Phoenix
 
The desert in Arizone was at its best, green and in bloom
 
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North-east of Phoenix we drove a narrow road, 
- reminded me of Norwegian roads -
 
Desert landscape with beautiful rich colours
 
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On our way to Phoenix via Payson we stopped at a bison farm
 
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It was a new huge enterprise with a park and tourist village
 
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The road down to Phoenix, - both lines are southbound!
 
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We arrived Phoenix and spent a couple of hours Downtown
before we drove to the airport with our hired car
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We came to Sedona, "The Most Beautiful Place in America."
The nature was real beautiful, the houses were nice,  
- and the advertising boards were modest
 
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The view was grand - and the food was good
 
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The next day we drove up to the airport, - a good lookout point
 
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Thrilling nature
 
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I and Lise climbed a mountain ridge
 
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I climbed carefully -
 
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Then we returned to the road, and moved on to Phoenix. 
We drove via Payson, crossing high altitudes down to Scotsdale
 
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The Sunday in Phoenix we visited a Lutheran church. It was social and varied: a meal was served, and there was a traditional service in the old church and a contemporary.service in the gymnasium 
 
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We had a stop at a Western second-hand store
 
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There was a "Wild West Show"
Bang! Bang! - you are dead. Who's next?
 
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Funny figures
 
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After a walk in the desert I was full of spikes
 
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Arizona is the state in USA with most cactus
 
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The road passed some beautiful lakes
 
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In Pinetop we stayed two more days by the hospitable Hall family
then it was time for goodbye, to Stephanie - and to Lise
 
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We met a nice guy who had just opened a new store there
 
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The northbound lines were a seperate road way off!
 
 
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Then we went by plane to MINNEAPOLIS! 
 
Sist endra: 13.11.2005

 © Harald Storaker

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