Sedona is the land of red rock.  At least, that’s what we were calling it.  I looked it up & found this info about the geology of these red rocks: “Over millions of years, layers of sandstone and limestone were left in the area by a receding ocean. Iron oxide eventually covered the grains of sandstone and, in a natural process, rust formed. The stunningly beautiful red rocks of Sedona are the result of this process.”

Some of these rock formations have fun names like Courthouse Butte, Bell Rock, Cockscomb, The Fin, Coffeepot Rock, Steamboat Rock, and lots more.  We liked Snoopy Rock.  Can you find him?  He’s laying on his back, head to the left, just below the largest rock formation.  His big nose is sticking straight up.

We knew that Sedona was supposed to be an artsy community with crystal shops, spiritual healers, psychic readers, etc. etc. but what we didn’t know was about the vortexes.  There are lots of them around & they are described as a place, usually on or near an interesting rock formation, where people have reported feeling inspired by a beneficial source of energy.

One piece of literature stated that vortexes are “believed to be spiritual locations where the energy is right to facilitate prayer, mediation and healing. Vortex sites are believed to be locations having energy flow that exists on multiple dimensions. The energy of the vortexes interacts with a person’s inner self. It is not easily explained. Obviously it must be experienced.”

So, naturally we had to experience it.  We didn’t pray, meditate, or do any healing, but the static electricity up there was incredible.  Check out Summer’s hair:

And then, out of nowhere, it started to rain.  Big, fat raindrops that quickly turned into hail.  The hailstones were actually blue!  Just as quickly as this weird storm started, it suddenly stopped.

Here we are at the top of the airport mesa, vortexing.  Click through really fast, it’s fun.

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