devarae
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HI folks! Thanks to those who helped advise on a destination in my other thread. We have committed to Arizona! It's not going to be a particularly SLOW trip, but right now 8 nights is all we could manage with our schedules. We will be there Nov 5-13.
We will fly into Phoenix and spend two nights in Scottsdale (AirBnB near the Old Town) where we hope to visit Taliesin West (https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/) and the Desert Botanical Garden (https://dbg.org/) and just decompress a bit.
Then we will drive (rental car) to the Grand Canyon South Rim for two nights, staying inside the park at Maswik Lodge. It sounds like it might be chillier up there but hopefully it will also mean the park is slightly less crowded. I will do some solo hiking in the mornings while my husband sleeps in and in the afternoons we will drive or shuttle to scenic overlooks. Or maybe take one of the small jeep tours to get to some more remote locations.
Our last four nights will be in Sedona, staying at an AirBnB in the uptown area. Once again I will probably do solo hikes in the morning, and we will do some easier hiking together in the afternoons. Maybe take a Pink Jeep tour and/or drive to Jerome. I would love to do some stargazing too, having read about Sedona being a Dark Sky community.
Then we fly out of Phoenix back home!
If anyone has suggestions for favorite hikes or restaurants in the region, or best driving routes from Phoenix/Scottsdale to Grand Canyon South Rim or GCSR to Sedona I'd welcome them!
We will fly into Phoenix and spend two nights in Scottsdale (AirBnB near the Old Town) where we hope to visit Taliesin West (https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/) and the Desert Botanical Garden (https://dbg.org/) and just decompress a bit.
Then we will drive (rental car) to the Grand Canyon South Rim for two nights, staying inside the park at Maswik Lodge. It sounds like it might be chillier up there but hopefully it will also mean the park is slightly less crowded. I will do some solo hiking in the mornings while my husband sleeps in and in the afternoons we will drive or shuttle to scenic overlooks. Or maybe take one of the small jeep tours to get to some more remote locations.
Our last four nights will be in Sedona, staying at an AirBnB in the uptown area. Once again I will probably do solo hikes in the morning, and we will do some easier hiking together in the afternoons. Maybe take a Pink Jeep tour and/or drive to Jerome. I would love to do some stargazing too, having read about Sedona being a Dark Sky community.
Then we fly out of Phoenix back home!
If anyone has suggestions for favorite hikes or restaurants in the region, or best driving routes from Phoenix/Scottsdale to Grand Canyon South Rim or GCSR to Sedona I'd welcome them!