Sedona is world famous, not only for it's physical beauty but also for its metaphysical energy. Many people claim Sedona is located in one of earth's few energy vortexes. People flock to this part of Arizona and spend loads of money on the illusive search for vortex energy. Shops lined the boulevards offering metaphysical guides, aura readings, energy balances and so on. All good, but how can you tell if it's real? Are these entities regulated by the state? Most of what I saw seemed more commercial, catering to the hurried weekenders, needing to buy all the vortex energy they could before going home.
Native Americans treasured Sedona for the area's healing spiritual powers, so I am sure there must be something to all of this. However, when it came to envisioning a business model, I must admit, the sinister devil on my left shoulder was drowning out the sweet angel on my right shoulder. I mean, how would the customers know I was full of it? I envisioned myself waiving the holy scepter of divine light high in the air, harnessing unlimited ions and protons in my staff, then pointing my scepter at the believers who paid me thousands of dollars, whilst pretending to shoot them with beams of energy, like I was Yoda or something. The commercialism of the vortex was all a bit much for me. If I ever felt compelled to experience this energy I would do it on my own, in a canyon, most likely naked (for dramatic affect of course). Also I would scream at the top of my lungs, "Beam me up Scotty!" if I felt anything resembling swirling energy tickling my Aura.
Now on to the practicalities of traveling here:
Sedona is not only stunningly beautiful it is also quite pricey and usually booked out months in advance. For us, with a truck and trailer we needed a generous campsite and those were all sold out. We called park after park only to hear that no space was available. In fact, a couple of times I could almost feel the employees flipping me off through the phone lines when asking them if the had space available.
We ended up broadening our search to include nearby towns. We lucked out and found the surprisingly cute town of Cottonwood, just south of Sedona. For us the price was right and the town itself had most amenities one could want, including a great hospital in case of emergency. So if you ever find yourself locked out of Sedona because it is sold out or because of finances, consider a surrounding town instead. Oh, and by the way, highway 89A is stunning to the north of Sedona and entirely doable with large RVs.
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| Walking to our picnic spot on the river. |
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| The youngest explaining to the oldest what there is to see in the horizon. |
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| Barefoot and traveling together, it's an honor to be their father. |
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| My kids playing in the river. |
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| Sometimes the only way to capture a view is in a panoramic setting. |
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| No photoshop here, just stunning beauty for all to enjoy. |
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| The vortex is said to frequent these flat rocks in Red Rock canyon. |
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| Tastefully done architecture and strict zoning laws keep Sedona beautiful. |
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| Zoe was writing in her daily journal while cooling her feet in the river. |
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| The roads were up close and personal. |
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| The views were breathtaking. |
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| The views were so awesome my wife got mad at me for stopping all the time to take pictures. That's how stunning it was. |
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| Highway 89A north of Sedona |
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