On November 11th, we had a day off to celebrate Veteran's Day. We decided to go to Sedona to hike on a new trail. We picked Soldier Pass.
We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. Just look at the blue sky and the gorgeous clouds above that rugged red rock skyline! I was so excited for this adventure.
We did have a bit of a problem getting started at the trail head, though. The directions we had neglected to tell us about one street we needed to turn on. We ended up going in circles until we checked on Rod's GPS. We finally found the place. When we got to the parking lot, which only had 10 spaces, there was a sign that we had to have a "Red Rock Pass" to park there. So, we had to go find a place that would sell us a Red Rock Pass. The first tourist shop we found advertised the pass so we went in. They did not have any passes - new management. Boooooo! We had to go further up the road. So we got back in the truck and continued our search, found a place and got the pass. Went back to the trail head, and there were no parking spots! We decided to find someplace close by to just eat our lunch, so we found a skate park. There were some bleachers and we got to watch a little boy fall down a lot while we munched on our sandwiches. It was kind of chilly, too, as it was only in the 50s. We decided to test our luck at the trail head again and FINALLY we got a parking spot!
One of the main attractions of this trail is a huge sink hole. It was so big, I could not get the whole thing into the picture! if you look carefully along the edge of the shadow, you can see our silhouette, right where it dips in the center.
The next main attraction along the trail is the Seven Sacred Pools. Very interesting place. And very beautiful!
We then headed off to find Brinn's Mesa. We lost the trail for a little while, but Rod got us back on track. We climbed up and the view was breathtaking!
There were some giant junipers, and I have never seen such huge juniper berries.
I really love the red rock country. We were in evergreens, saw cactus, and there were even some wild flowers still in bloom. We had a marvelous hike!
When we got home, Rod took me out to dinner. This is one of those days that will go down in my memory as one of the best ever!
We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. Just look at the blue sky and the gorgeous clouds above that rugged red rock skyline! I was so excited for this adventure. 
We did have a bit of a problem getting started at the trail head, though. The directions we had neglected to tell us about one street we needed to turn on. We ended up going in circles until we checked on Rod's GPS. We finally found the place. When we got to the parking lot, which only had 10 spaces, there was a sign that we had to have a "Red Rock Pass" to park there. So, we had to go find a place that would sell us a Red Rock Pass. The first tourist shop we found advertised the pass so we went in. They did not have any passes - new management. Boooooo! We had to go further up the road. So we got back in the truck and continued our search, found a place and got the pass. Went back to the trail head, and there were no parking spots! We decided to find someplace close by to just eat our lunch, so we found a skate park. There were some bleachers and we got to watch a little boy fall down a lot while we munched on our sandwiches. It was kind of chilly, too, as it was only in the 50s. We decided to test our luck at the trail head again and FINALLY we got a parking spot!
One of the main attractions of this trail is a huge sink hole. It was so big, I could not get the whole thing into the picture! if you look carefully along the edge of the shadow, you can see our silhouette, right where it dips in the center.
The next main attraction along the trail is the Seven Sacred Pools. Very interesting place. And very beautiful!
We then headed off to find Brinn's Mesa. We lost the trail for a little while, but Rod got us back on track. We climbed up and the view was breathtaking!
There were some giant junipers, and I have never seen such huge juniper berries.
I really love the red rock country. We were in evergreens, saw cactus, and there were even some wild flowers still in bloom. We had a marvelous hike!
When we got home, Rod took me out to dinner. This is one of those days that will go down in my memory as one of the best ever!
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This is the trail we went on in a 4 wheel jeep! That sink hole was made when the earth quakes happened in California- crazy! I loved those sacred pools. They were cool.
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