Our Timeshare
Our Timeshare
Our Timeshare
Around the Timeshare Area
Around the Timeshare Area
Around the Timeshare Area
Around the Timeshare Area
Around the Timeshare Area
Around the Timeshare Area
Montezuma Castle & Well: | |
Bonnie and Ramsey weren't going to be out at their house in Oak Creek, so the sightseeing schedule
was handled by my travel director. She never misses a thing, so I knew we'd be busy for the whole week. She started us with a trip down to Montezuma Castle. It has nothing to do with the Montezuma, but the Spaniards
that named it when they found it, thought they'd take advantage of the name recognition for their tourist brochures. There's also a never-ending well that delivers a constant flow of water, no matter the annual rainfal or any
other weather conditions. Very wierd. Probably powered by a Vortex. Scientists actually aren't even sure where
the water comes from. They do know it fills the crater to a point that it spills out the side into the river
below. Also, at the point it's leaking into the river, there's an aqueduct that was built by the indians that's
still functional. |
Our Morning Sunrise View
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma'a Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Castle
Montezuma Creek
Montezuma Well
Montezuma Well
Montezuma Well
Montezuma Well
Montezuma Well Aquaduct
Montezuma Creek
Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel: | |
The Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel is just one of those places you need to see. It's not the most beautiful
Chapel in the world, but it is in an awesome setting with a premium view. He tried to design it to blend in
with the surroundings and for that effort, he did good. |
Inside the Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel
View From the Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel
Check out the house being built below. Four-car garage, observatory,
and probably about 10,000 sqaure feet. Someone's economy is okay.
Check out the house being built below. Four-car garage, observatory,
and probably about 10,000 sqaure feet. Someone's economy is okay.
View From the Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel
View From the Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel
View From the Frank Lloyd Wright Chapel
From a Hiking Trail Just Below the Chapel
From a Hiking Trail Just Below the Chapel
From a Hiking Trail Just Below the Chapel
Downtown Sedona: | |
We took a walk around downtown Sedona one day. Walked through their little mall on the hill and even
dropped in on the Sedona Harley shop (just clothes and paraphanelia, no bikes). It's interesting to realize
you're downtown and yet you can still see awesome natural rock sculptures in every direction. |
Views From Downtown Sedona
Views From Downtown Sedona
Views From Downtown Sedona
Views From Downtown Sedona
Views From Downtown Sedona
Views From Downtown Sedona's Harley Shop
Views From Sedona's Mall
Christmas Lights: | |
One evening, we took a walk around our timeshare complex to check out the Christmas
light show, Red Rock Fantasy. Some were very clever displays. Many with motors and motion. A lot of Religeous,
cartoon, fairy tale, movie, and other themes. A fun, cold night to walk around, topped off
with a cup of hot cider. Some people said it was like the good old days, but I personally
have no reference. |
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Red Rock Fantasy Lights
Prescott & Chino Valley: | |
We took a day trip to Prescott heading through Jerome and snow-capped mountains on the way.
We visited with our friends Chuck and Suzan who recently moved to Chino Valley and are now the proud
owners of a couple Baskin Robbins Ice Cream shops. Yep, we had some free Ice Cream. Thanks again
Chuck and Susan. I highly recommend stopping in for ice cream at one of the Baskin Robbins in Chino
Valley (must plug for my good friends). Unfortunately, I can't find those photos. Anyway, we went on some more hikes. One was a trail in Oak
Creek near Bonnie and Ramsey's place. It's in the National Park are that butts up against Oak Creek
and protects it from further development. |
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
Hiking Through the Red Rocks
More Hiking Trails: | |
We continued with some more hikes. This one is across from town on the East side of Oak Creek Canyon.
Actually, this sortie was more of a photo shoot than a hike. Still beautiful all the same. |
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
More Red Rock Scenery
Airport Road: | |
One tip for a place to go for a free view is up Airport Road. The airport is on a Tabletop Mesa
that overlooks the whole area. There's parking at the top and some pay-per-view binoculars if you want.
Many people go up here to watch the sunsets, but timing was off for us the day we were up there as we
had dinner reservations in town (food being the winner). |
View From Airport Road
View From Airport Road
View From Airport Road
View From Airport Road
View From Airport Road
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village: | |
Tlaquepaque (pronounced: Talockupockee) Arts & Crafts Village is a shopping mall styled after a Mexican town.
It's truly an artsy-phartsy place and a fun tourist-trap to walk through. Our timeshare was right behind it
on the Oak Creek river. One of the shops sells really interesting wind chimes, outdoor wind-powered art and
chairs carved out of stone. Cool stuff. |
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Verde Valle: | |
We took the Train through Verde Valle (Green Valley) and stopped at the Valle Verde Indian Ruins on the way.
Now, if you're from back East, you're going to have a much different idea of what Green looks like. To quote one
of our presidents: "That all depends on what is Green is". In the desert, anything that's growing upright is considered Green. It was very cold in the valley, but
very clear and beautiful. The cold actually wasn't a problem until I walked outside (for just a minute to
take some photos) and the lock on the door back into the coach literally disintegrated. It wasn't me and,
in fact noone was near it when the handle fell off. It took about a half hour for the engineers to fix it
so we could get inside. I kept taking pictures even though I was freezing. Can't waste an opportunity, right? |
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Indian Ruins
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
Verde Valle Scenic Train Ride
