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Karen's Travels
Karen's Travels
Beyond My Every Day World
Beyond My Every Day World
Arizona 2012

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Here is how I've spent my time to get a lot out of a week. There are many outdoor activities and hiking opportunities, but here is how you could spend a week to see a lot of the sights.
Day 1 Sedona
- Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center (uptown Sedona)
- Pink Jeep Broken Arrow / South Rim Tour (3 hours)
- Lunch to go at Sedona Memories Bakery (uptown Sedona)
- Hike Bell Rock Vortex (179 towards Oak Creek)
- Airport Mesa Panorama View (Airport Road West Sedona)
- Airport Road Overlook at sunset
- Picazzo’s Organic Pizza for Dinner (West Sedona)
Day 2 Sedona (on a day where the weather wasn't the best)
- Class at Sedona Hot Yoga (West Sedona)
- Canyon Breeze food court for lunch in Sedona Uptown (deck overlooks red rocks)
- Chapel of the Holy Cross (interesting architecture, simple church built into the red rocks)
- Holy Cow Homemade Ice Cream (Uptown Sedona)
- Sedona Shops
- Oak Creek Brewing Company (West Sedona,more of a locals place, other location in Tlaquapaque Mall has food)
Day 3 Sedona to Grand Canyon and Flagstaff
- Route 89 Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Drive with a stop on Oak Creek Canyon Vista
- Stop at Williams, an old town on Route 66, great visitor center
- IMAX film about Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyon touring
- Route 180 San Francisco Peaks scenic view
- Flagstaff dinner
Day 4 Flagstaff to Jerome
- Flagstaff's Macy's European Coffeehouse
- Flagstaff Downtown
- I-17 South Verde Valley Scenic Drive
- Arcosanti Urban Laboratory, Mayer
- Montezuma's Castle, Camp Verde
- Jerome overnight stay and dinner
Day 5 Jerome and Sedona
- Jerome breakfast and town walk
- Boynton Canyon Vortex hike, Sedona
- Mooney's Irish Pub, Sedona
Day 6 Sedona
- Red Rock Coffeehouse breakfast
- Cathedral Rock Vortex hike-the best vortex and very challenging
- Heart of Sedona lunch
- Baldwin Trail Look Hike
- Jave Love Cafe, coffee break
- Airport Overlook at Sunset
Day 7 Wildlife Park and Sedona
- Red Rock Cafe, Sedona
- Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Camp Verde
- Montezuma's Well, Camp Verde
- Final dinner in Sedona
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