ARIZONA: SEDONA.

The elevation of see level in Phoenix about 700 feet, but after two hours drive to North the red rocks of SEDONA is higher than 4.500 feet. The population is only 12.000, and more than a million tourist arrive all year round.On the way we took a short detour to see MONTEZUMA CASTLE MONUMENT, where the natives lived for many years in the carved-out rooms high up the mouintain.
Sedona is surrounded with 300 million years old formation. When the ocean dried up, the water left many different types of sediment: white, grey and brown and in the last 70 million years bright, real red.

We saw the BELL, the CATHEDRAL, the COFFEE POT, the SNOOPY and a few other RED rocks. The view is fantastic from every angel, before or afternoon. We visited many of the city's Art galleries, the ART MUSEUM, the TLAQUEPQUE, and the EXPOSURES galleries. Both side of the Main Street are the variety of good restaurant, art and souvenier shops. We were not able to go to further North to see Flagstaff, it was winter tha time and in the high, more than 7.000 feet elevation was snowing and was vey cold. SEDONA IS A VERY INTERESTING CITY TO VISIT!