Leaving Sedona

Today I felt sad leaving our little sweet little casita and the comforting red rocks.  Sedona is a beautiful place that leaves me with a sense of peace.  I really like it here.  Driving down the scenic 89A north towards Flagstaff we go through the Oak Creek Canyon.  Beautiful in its own right. The narrow switch-back roads with hairpin curves takes us from an altitude of 4500 in Sedona to nearly 7000 feet in 23 short miles.  What a beautiful way to leave a beautiful place.

Shortly we are back on Interstate 40, seeing snow left from the storm on Thursday that really hit this area.  The pot holes provide quite a bumpy ride and soon I am reminded that you must be careful for what you wish for.  ...that someone would fix this blinkin' road.  We find ourselves in construction zones six or seven times across this I40 route.  Hmmm. 

Construction delays, oh so many trucks, one very dirty gas station bathroom plus a ridiculous Pilot Travel stop where it took us over 30 minutes to just get gas make for a long day.  

Welcome to California!

Happily settled for the night, we eat, rest, and plan for our next day in Sequoia.  How lucky are we?...