Sedona Arizona

Stay tuned, Jerome coming up......

Going back and heading to Jerome.

The town of Sedona was named for the wife of T. Carl Schnebly, who came to this area when there were only five other families. One of these families was headed by his brother, who later became a local schoolteacher. Carl and his wife, Sedona, built a wooden home that was the only one in this area large enough to accommodate visitors. New guests and those who came for their health, always stayed at the Schneblys' home. Sedona, the town, got its name when the Schnebly family was living in its wooden house on the site of what is now Los Abrigados Resort. When Carl wanted to establish a post office, he submitted two names to the government-Schnebly Station and Oak Creek Crossing. Both were deemed too long for a cancellation stamp. Carl's brother, suggested the post office be named after "Dona'" which was Sedona's nickname. Carl liked the idea of naming this community after the woman he loved; the postmaster general liked the name because it was short.

I took this picture from the church level and to me these rock formations look like praying hands.

This church is built on top of a mountain and into the rock. Its a neat little church with a gift shop of religious items.

The awesome rim serves as the southwestern boundary of the vast Colorado Plateau, which extends into five other states, and is home to the largest contiguous stand of ponderosa pine trees in the world.

Sedona is situated in a unique geological area that has mesmerized tourists for decades. The picturesque city, surrounded by beloved red-rock monoliths named for the didstinctive objects their shapes resemble, rates as one of the country's most beautiful places. Sedona and its hallmark canyon rises the Mogollon Rim, which was formed from ancient deposits of limestone, mudstone and sandstone when the area was the west coast of a still-emerging continent.

There are many different rock formations. Regarding the "why?" for names of Sedona's famed red-rock formations, Coffeepot, out on Soldier Pass Road; Steamboat, towering above Uptown's north end; Merry-Go-Round, up on Schnebly Hill Road; and Snoopy, laying about east of Uptown, were named because of their unique shapes. There are good stories associated with other names of formations as well.

We are almost at the city of Sedona. Most of the towns in Arizona seem to be in great big holes. You're up on top of the hills and you look down in the valley and thats where the towns are but when you're there, it doesn't seem that you're in a hole.

A lot of red rock everywhere.

This is Red Rock Country. Even this ranch is letting you know that its a grand red rock ranch.

We are on our way to Sedona. About 7 years ago we had a family reunion at Mesa Arizona. My cousins that live in the area hosted it. We have family in California, Texas, Arizona and Colorado. When we came to the reunion, some of my family and cousins from other states did some tours of the Arizona area and also Las Vegas, of course. Anyway we did come to Sedona and it really left an impression on me. I thought it was such a different and beautiful, just totally awesome sight. So coming through from our trip to Alaska, I routed our trip to include Sedona. I just wanted to go there again. The Coconino National forest is 1.8-million acres.