Monday, Monday

Monday was a driving day...we bid farewell to Tucson and headed up to Sedona - where the real fun and beauty awaits.

It was an uneventful, but pretty drive up up past Phoenix. We even hopped off of Hwy 10 for awhile and took a venture down John Wayne Hwy where we passed miles and miles of farmland.

When we finally ventured into Sedona, we found V bar V...a petroglyph site that the state took over in 1984 to preserve. Prior to that, the V-V operated as a cattle ranch. Though it changed hands several times between 1900 and the time the owners opened the site, it wasn't until 1947 that they allowed archaeologists in to examine the petroglyphs - it was a highly regarded secret, though no one knows for certain why.

While we were at V bar V, we also got to see a black hawk in flight - and even better got to hear him whistle! The onsite volunteers said they knew he lived in the area - and our siting was a rare one indeed - even they haven't seen him in the 3 months they've lived there!

While he wasn't cooperative with us for a picture, we did find this image below and though we'd share. He really was a beauty to see against a startling blue sky.

Image Credit: www.audobon.org

We have 3 more days and nights in Sedona, all guaranteed to be more exciting than yesterday, we promise. We're well rested and ready to go! Another new adventure awaits us today, as we head to Prescott for the first time.

View from our balcony

Dinner for us tonight! YUM!