May 31 - Camping with the family in Sedona

Susan and I got to spend our days off last week with daughter Christy and family in the Red Rocks Country of Sedona in north central Arizona.  This area is about 2 hours away from the Grand Canyon and is well known for it's eclectic life style and beautiful red rocks.  We camped at Pine Flat Campground, a heavily forested national forest campground with Oak Creek running right behind our tent.

We hiked on the West Fork Trail where there are 13 creek crossings of Oak Creek.  We were able to make it to the 4th creek crossing before the little ones tuckered out.

At one time, this was private land which was donated to the national forest.  There is an old apple orchard to hike through and this old chicken coop.  This must have been quite an upscale place (as Sedona is today!) as actors like Jimmy Steward and Clark Gable visited. 

A thunderhead started building to the south but we never got any rain.

Some pretty wildflowers along the trail. 

Susan and I are headed to Antelope Canyon for our next day off.  We both worked today, so we're ready for a change of scenery.  Hope I get some good pictures; we've been looking forward to Antelope Canyon for awhile!