The Big Red Rock in Sedona, Arizona

After vising the Cosanti Gallery in Paradise Valley, we headed northern Arizona at around 5:30p.m.

As we drove, the further north and higher up the mountains, we noticed the change in the scenery and the types of trees growing along the highways.  As we left Phoenix, the cactus scenery started to fade away being replaced by a more northern and familiar landscape to us - colder northern trees such as pines were coming into sight.

We dined at a local Mexican restaurant in Sedona

We got to Sedona  after about two hours of driving at around 8p.m. But the sun had already gone down and the town looked really dark save from the lights of the houses and hotel buildings.

We could not see the sky or any moonlight at all as if something really huge was blocking the sky. We could not figure out why.

Rattle Snake was offered on the menu at Sedona, Arizona

We ordered  bean and rice burrito

Before we checked into our hotel, we dined in one of the local restaurants and this time we chose Mexican food. The place was nicely decorated in a Mexico theme offering food from the local region.

A couple of  items on the menu were quite interesting - Rattle Snake - deep friend strips of breaded rattle snake at $ 6.95!

This was the first time we saw snake being offered on an American menu. But neither my husband nor I are snake eaters, so we did not have the nerve to try this dish. Instead we stuck to the more familiar Mexican dish.

Sedona, Arizona

We intended to check into the Bell Rock Inn, a popular hotel known for its spectacular view of the red rock scenery .

However, we were very disappointed when the receptionist informed us that there was no room for us even though we booked and paid for our hotel room in full through Hotel.com.

The famous red rocks in Sedona

Instead they sent us to another hotel which was quite nice but without the scenery. By then it was after 10p.m. and we were totally exhausted!

The big red rocks dominate the landscape of the town - Sedona

The next morning when we drove around Sedona, we realized why the town seemed to have been shrouded in darkness the night before when we first drove into town.

These gigantic red rocks were smack right in front of the town. No wonder it seemed so dark last night!

It was a majestic sight!

R.T.
Sedona, Arizona