Sedona, AZ

Jay and I took a mini-vacation to Sedona, AZ over President's Day weekend.  It was a much needed vacation and flew by all too quickly.  We decided to go to AZ because a new airline was flying direct flights from Rochester to Phoenix, and we thought that sounded pretty slick!  We had never been to AZ, so it sounded like a great vacation.  We did a little research and decided that we'd take the two hour drive north of Phoenix to Sedona and spend our time there.  It was definitely a different kind of vacation than we've had in the past.  The weather was cooler and there was no ocean to veg at!

The drive north had us feeling like we were in the movie CARS on Route 66.  The reds of the mountains was just beautiful and the cacti were a sight we're not used to seeing in MN!  The bright blue sky was amazing the entire time we were in AZ!

When we first arrived in Sedona, we stopped at The Chapel of the Holy Cross.  It was a church that was built into the side of a mountain.  It was really neat.

We chose a resort and spa off of Expedia.  We lucked it.  It was really nice and we'd definitely go back again if we were to visit Sedona again.  Unfortunately it wasn't really warm while we were there, so we didn't really utilize the hot tub and pool.  On the day it was 72, Jay braved the pool!  I did get in the hot tub.

We did some hiking while we were there.  That was the most enjoyable part of the trip.  We didn't do any super hard trails, just some exploring and on our last morning we did a higher climb!

We also did some shopping and eating!  Jay wasn't too fond of the shopping, but he did enjoy the food.  We were told to eat at Elote Mexican restaurant which was evidently "the best restaurant in Sedona."  We were told to get there early.  We did and we still had a two hour wait!  They served STRONG margaritas while we waited, so I suppose that helped pass the time!