Thursday we drove from Phoenix to Sedona. Moving north, the saguaro make way for trees. It’s still desert with prickly pear and cholla (?) cacti, but not the iconic saguaro. Then the red rocks that make Sedona famous being to appear. The further you drive, the more dramatic they become….
Taliesin West We went to Taliesin West, the winter “camp” of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It has been preserved as a UNESCO site. Afterwards, we chased down a couple of other Wright pieces: the spire he created as part of his design for the Arizona capitol building (his design was…
Although we flew into Phoenix, our first overnight was in Tucson, where we had planned some birding, outdoor activities, and general sightseeing. We drove from PHX down to Tucson, grabbing Raising Cane’s chicken for a quick dinner on the way. We don’t have those in our part of Florida, and…