Even though we have now officially lived in Arizona for over a year, we haven't explored the state outside the Scottsdale/Phoenix area. So for Max's birthday weekend, I planned a surprise trip to the red rocks of Sedona that we had heard so much about.
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Our first full day in Sedona started in uptown where we caught one of the 4x4 Jeep tours.
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The tour led us out to "Diamondback Gulch" home to - what else - the Diamondback snakes. Here we are a bit higher up and outside of the Jeep enjoying the scenery...
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We spent the rest of the day in the very touristy uptown which is surrounded by the great rock formations.
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We ended the day at the Enchantment Resort which is located in a canyon outside of the city.
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The entire resort is nestled in the red rocks, just heavenly!
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Red Rock Martini and Prickly Pear Margarita ; )
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Then it was back to Scottsdale for this happy duo : )
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