Sedona, AZ

Our campground in the Verde Valley of central Arizona has a number of trails around the campsites and along the sides of the bush-lined valley.  

Red and white cliffs keep appearing above the Oak Creek Canyon road to Sedona, AZ.

Another view of the cliffs above the Oak Creek road to Sedona.

Looking up at the scenic cliffs above Oak Creek on the drive down to Sedona, Arizona, you see sights like this.

The road down into Oak Creek Canyon above Sedona featured plenty of trees with occasional glimpses of the white and red cliffs on either side.

A number of Navaho tribal members had handmade earrings, rings and other colorful pieces of jewelry for sale.  Elaine found a pair of opal earrings that looked great on her!

Above Oak Creek Canyon, the oak trees were beginning to turn fall colors, mimicking some of the shades that we would see on the rock walls once we descended into the canyon.

Oak Creek Canyon above Sedona, AZ was showing some fall colors down among the rock outcrops.

At the top of Oak Creek Canyon, we looked down into the distant valley before driving down the hairpin turns to the scenic views below.

After working up an appetite hiking into Sedona’s red rocks, we walked through the town’s arts and crafts district and found a restaurant that caters to dogs as well as people.  We enjoyed lunch on an outdoor patio, where Cooper got a dog burger of his own!

Here’s the view from the end of the Fay Canyon trail after climbing up a short but steep section of sloping sandstone.

One of the towering red rocks overlooking the Fay Canyon trail features a single tree on top like a little green beanie on a sandstone face.

Hiking into Fay Canyon near Sedona was a good place to stretch our legs and walk our dog Cooper too. Be sure to get there early to avoid the heat (and find a place in the parking lot).

A hike into Sedona’s red rocks took us to Fay Canyon just northwest of the town renowned for its scenery.