Williams and Sedona

We left Lake Havasu and headed to Yuma for a few days with an overnight stop in Ehrenberg where we took advantage of the pool and hot tub again.

  While in Yuma, we went back to Los Algodones to get some more dental work done, get my boots polished, get a haircut and sip margaritas while listening to some really good music.  It has become one of our favorite places to visit.  

We pulled into a rest stop on the way and this picture just begged to be taken.
Boys and their toys.

We then headed to Sedona and the Grand Canyon with an overnight stop in Phoenix. There, I met up with a friend of mine that I've known since kindergarten and haven't seen in 50 years.

Armand is Italian so a handshake just wouldn't do.

We celebrated John's birthday which was the 16th. but we waited for a present to arrive from his daughter--- Maryland crab cakes.

Then, we headed north with John,  David and Linda.  As we climbed in elevation, the scenery changed from cactus to pine trees.  Yeah, I know the sign says downgrade,  no need to comment.

We played leapfrog so we could get pictures of two rigs at once.

It was a steady climb the whole way until we hit the summit.

We parked in a campground in Williams for four nights.

From here, we explored Williams and Sedona.
The main street in Williams is part of the old Route 66.

A '57 Buick Roadmaster

We found this great store full of stuff.

The largest metal Route 66 sign still in existence.

The proprietor.

 The next day, we traveled to Sedona and spent a full day exploring the area. On the way, we stopped and got some good pictures of the red rocks. 

We stopped at this interesting looking bridge.

Sedona is quite an artsy town with a healthy western history.  Many westerns were filmed here in the 50's 

Many western themed bronzes were all over town.

We took a drive through the red rocks and stopped at a county park that once was a farm.  

We walked along the creek to the rear of the park.

It's said that there is a vortex in the park where energy flows.  People come to pile up spirit rocks. 

In the rear of the park, we were treated to this sight. 

Then we stopped at a Catholic chapel that was built in the early 50's and is on the Register of Historic Places.

That's my friend Armand in the middle.  He met us in Sedona and showed us the area.  

Inside views of the chapel

We ended the day driving through some more beautiful scenery as we headed back to the RV's.