Three weeks in the West, part 15

June 9: Our last day in Sedona.

Toward the end of the previous day, after a stroll along the banks of Oak Creek, we drove to a Cathedral Rock trailhead. The path to the plateau is on a steady incline, and I felt quite stiff because of my climb up Camel Mountain the day before. My Lady Friend, however, quickly ascended to about halfway before she came back down to find me. It was late in the afternoon by that time, so we chose to return to Cathedral in the morning and then make our way to Flagstaff.

All the photos here are from our hike up Cathedral Rock. If you ever get out there, then remember that once you arrive at the base of the spires (from where you can see the view in "Western Red Rocks" below), walk another 20 meters up and to the left, and then you can see the views captured in "Cathedral Rock Spire" and so on.






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Photos from Day 14 are here.

Proceed to Day 16.