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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 09:29:20 AM
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| Well it seems that DH is getting shipped out to Sedona Arizona for a job. I will stay home and do the big fair I'm getting ready for but then I will probably go stay with him awhile in our RV. We don't know anything at all about the area, except on the map it looks like it might be in the mountains. Can any of you tell me anything about Sedona? Looks like he might be there for about 6 months or so. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 10:04:59 AM
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I have hear it is absolutly beautiful, but a bit expensive to live there. (so I was told by a co-worker who bought land there).
It's suppose to one of AZ most beautiful locations, as it is a higher elevation.
Enjoy!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 10:11:38 AM
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I have only been to Sedona twice, but it was absolutely beautiful! It is an artist's colony, and there are TONS of shops with their beautiful wares. It is very difficult to keep your hands in your pockets and not buy tons of good stuff. It is also a spiritual center, and the red rocks formations in the area are stunning. Just google it and you will get lots of info. It is in the mountains and there are streams or rivers and trees. You will love it. I do agree with Grace, though, I think it is expensive...Have fun! Judy
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 10:44:30 AM
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Oh Sherri! Does that mean you will miss the get together in October?
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 11:15:23 AM
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Everything Judy said! My daughter lives in Phoenix, so we've gone to Sedona once or twice a year for the last 5 years. Beautiful, but it can be expensive & touristy. It's so different than Indiana!!
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 11:19:48 AM
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Sherri, Sedona is a wonderful place! Just beautiful, actually the best place in AZ! Cool and lovely. There is a lot of wealth up there. You will love it!
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 12:27:43 PM
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| No Alee - I wouldn't miss that for anything! When DH does this, I kind of float back and forth, a little time with him, then come home and do a show, or go to the cabin, or wherever I need to be. It's a transient kind of time for me - I just do whatever I need to do. Leave my car with my DD who lives fairly close to Portland Airport, then fly in there, she picks me up and takes me to my car. I will definately be going to the Fiddle Fest!! |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 12:29:49 PM
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| The expensive part won't be so bad for us - DH's job gives him a per diem when he works out of state, and we take our RV and cook and eat at home. The other guys who stay in motels need their whole per diem to pay their hotel and eat out, but we come out alright. Flip side is, though, they don't pay any of our gas to take the RV down there, and with current gas prices, that will probably be about $1000. |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 12:42:43 PM
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We went to Sedona for our honeymoon. Gorgeous!. . . .Maybe you can write off the gas expenses?
"There is a Happy Dale far, far away. . ." -Arsenic and Old Lace |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 12:45:25 PM
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| Yeah, we do. It's a pretty sweet deal, so I don't mind the gas so much. |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 1:09:04 PM
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My sister and her husband are full time RVer's..they just left Sedona a few weeks ago...They said it was just beautiful!!
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 2:01:32 PM
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Isn't there a country song that talks about Sedona, Arizona? Jamie something sings it, a canadian gal........
Ok, gotta go find it now. Other than the song, I don't know anything about Sedona.
Hugs,
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 2:04:39 PM
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Ok, not such a happy song..............but it does mention Sedona.....
Yep, Jamie O'Neal
Lyrics:
He promised her a new and better life
Out in Arizona
Underneath the blue never-ending sky
Swore that he was gonna
get things in order
He'd send for her
When he left her behind, it never crossed her mind
There is no Arizona
No painted desert
No Sedona
If there was
A grand canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he's told her
But they don't exist
Those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona
She got a postcard with no return address
Post marked Tombstone
It said I dont know where I'm goin next
But when I do I'll let ya know
May, June, July
She wonders why she's still waitin
She'll keep waiting cause
There is no Arizona
No painted desert
No Sedona
If there was
A grand canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he's told her
But they don't exist
Those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona
Each day the sun sets into the west
Her heart sinks lower in her chest
And friends keep askin when she's goin
Finally she tells them, don't you know
There is no Arizona
No painted desert
No Sedona
If there was
A grand canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he's told her
But they don't exist
Those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona
He promised her a new and better life
Out in Arizona
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 3:23:05 PM
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My husband and I visited Sedona on our honeymoon. It was beautiful and we stayed a couple of days on our way to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas.
Since DH is a manly man and didn't want to take the "pink jeep" tours, we took the "earth spirit" jeep tours of Red Rock country instead. Our guide was named Star or Sky or Feather or something, and in the middle of the tour she whipped out her guitar and started singing a song she had composed herself. She told us how she had dreamed of the red rocks and then years later saw them on the cover of a National Geographic, recognized them from her dream, then packed up and moved, because Sedona was calling her. When we got back, DH said he wished he had ridden in the pink jeep.
Because there is a lot of iron in the red rocks, I guess there is some kind of "magnetic vortex" there that consolidates your prayers and thoughts and sends them up to the ozone... Maybe it's true because it was very peaceful there. It's a little touristy, but understated.
You will like it. Five years later I still use a photo I took there as wallpaper for my computer at work.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 4:47:24 PM
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Oh Brenda laughing, pink jeeps!!!!! love it.
Yeah Sherri, sunshine for you girl!!!!!
Enjoy it....
Carol Sue
Enjoying life. |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 5:35:24 PM
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You'll love, love, love it there. Yes, pricey, but it's beauty is just so breathtaking. Enjoy.
Annie |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 10:51:48 PM
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| I wasn't looking forward to another long road trip, but now you guys have me excited to see this place!! |
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ArmyWifey
True Blue Farmgirl
712 Posts
Holly
Abilene
KS
712 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 07:01:32 AM
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It is located in Oak Creek Canyon and is beautiful, secnic, and the leaves should be begining to change. You can sightsee here and it is short drives to other places such as Flagstaff, The Grand Canyon (about 2hours), Camp Verde, Jerome, and other historic towns; Lake Powell (about 2-3hours you MUST go around the Canyon), etc.
You can google the area or look at AZ historical society pages, AZ tourism.
Be aware that several movie stars live in the area, as does David Copperfield, it is also a holy city for the new age movement - they beleive the reason the sandstone is red is energy coming out of "mother earth". So it can be pricey and a bit odd at times, but still is a beautiful area to visit!
Blessings,
Holly
ps- I'm from AZ, lived in Flagstaff for awhile and we used to go to Sedona to swim in the summer, shop and eat.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 09:10:38 AM
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| Thanks for all the great info Holly! |
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