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…
Saguaro National Park We visited the Saguaro National Park, saw the Signal Hill Petroglyphs, went to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, had a delicious Mexican lunch, and ended at Agua Caliente Regional Park. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Madera Canyon We started out the next day by driving up into Madera Canyon to…