Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sedona on Saturday

We're one full week into work at the clinic in Winslow. It's good work and the days generally fly by. On Friday we worked at a smaller satellite clinic in Dilkon, Az. Even though the clinic is smaller, it's still in great shape.
After work on Friday, we hauled tail into Flagstaff (it's a good 45min drive one way) for some sushi and Transformers 2. While it was no Shiki Sushi, the sushi at Hiro's was pretty good and the rolls were huge.

I ended up getting my favorite Lobster roll and Shrimp Tempura roll and had trouble eating them all! Transformers 2 was good as well. It touched on all the usual 'guy movie' categories such as large explosions, hot women, fast cars and robots with guns.
Saturday, we woke up early and headed to Sedona for a day of hiking. The area is about 30 minutes south of Flagstaff and is incredibly picturesque. A few of our hiking books suggested a rugged dirt road outside of Sedona which leads to several trailheads in the Oak Creek Canyon area of the Red Rock - Secret Mountain Wilderness Park.
Our first hike of the day was a 2 mile, moderate trail leading to a natural sandstone arch called Devil's Bridge. The hike up was pretty strenuous in the high altitude, but the views were spectacular (and yes, that's me standing on the arch). Here are a few pictures from the hike:











The second hike was a bit longer, but gave us some spectacular views of the canyon and another sandstone arch called Vultee Arch. The country is pretty rugged and the hiking can be difficult at times, but the views are definitely worth it!

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