Sedona

Today we took the scenic route to Sedona on highway 89. As we started out, we came across an overlook where we stopped for several minutes to walk around. The view was very nice, but what really caught my attention was this flowering agave.

ISO 500 | 200 mm | f/5.6 | 1/640 sec

We had originally planned to stop by Slide Rock State Park, but when we saw the long waiting line to get in and the multitudes of people, we decided against it and headed straight to Sedona. We had lunch at a nice small restaurant with this excellent view of the mountains. It was about 105° F (40° C), so we ate inside, but I stepped out on the balcony for a few minutes to take this picture. See this location in Live Maps.

ISO 500 | 18 mm | f/9.0 | 1/320 sec

After lunch and walking around the shops downtown, we were ready to cool off in the river. Just before entering town we had stopped at a small overlook that had a trail down to the river. This is one of the rock formations you could see as you walk down the trail. The river pictures weren't that great, so I didn't post any here, but you can see the full set of Sedona pictures at my Picasa Web Album. See this location in Live Maps.

ISO 500 | 18 mm | f/10 | 1/400 sec