Church and Cathedral

Our daughter, Tana, and her family arrived by car after driving all night Friday night.  We have been on the move seeing things in Sedona. They are staying at the Wyndham which is really a beautiful resort.  They arrived at our campground around 8:30 Sat.  We went on a hike, swam in the pool and saw some sights before they could check in at 4 pm.

Ready to move after 12 hours in the car.

It was a great day for a swim and then we drove up to the Church of the Holy Cross.

Craig spotted this eagle head above carved in the rock.

We didn't notice this the first time we were up there.

We got to watch, FROZEN, with the grand kids as Barry and Tana put together a great meal for all 8 of us.

We were all exhausted so Craig and I headed back to the Whale and we all slept like one of the rocks in this area.

We woke up to some clouds and wind this morning and decided to go on a walk along Oak Creek at the base of the Cathedral Rock.  

We said good-bye to our Canadian friends as they pulled out of the park today.  Hope they traveled well in the wind.

These piles of rocks are all over.  They mean different things to different people.  They are just kind of fun to see. Some call them Cairns, but these are all part of some belief in a Vortex around this area that "only the sensitive" can feel the spiral pull upward.

 It was a nice walk over some of the old river bottom and we crossed the creek a couple of times.

This is Carter.

Here's the whole Stevenson Family. Tana, Cooper, Barry, Collin, Carter and Kyra.

The above is a nice fall area.  Below is a tree that looks like a dinosaur head. 

 The sun was out and even though it was windy, the kids were ready for a swim in their hotel pool.

There was a party in the hot tub.

We all went out for a nice Mexican Diner and when we came outside to catch a little sunset, there were people all over looking at the Havolina Pig.  There were a couple of them.  Since the restaurant was called the Javelin Cantina, they probably live somewhere around on the grounds.

We are back for another much needed night's sleep before we all head up to the Grand Canyon in the morning.  We are about 2 1/2 hours away.  Craig and I have been to the north rim many years ago, but never to the south rim.  Hopefully, the wind won't be a problem for the adventure.

Blessings,

Kathy