Four Fab Gals

Here we are on board the train. This was before the champagne toast!

Verde Canyon Railroad

We took a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad today. It is a 4 hour ride through red rock canyons following the Verde River. We left from Clarkdale. The scenery is wonderful and there are so many rock formations that resemble animals. There are trestle bridges and tunnels. Sheer cliffs and drop offs. The photo is of the train winding through the valley.

shopping fatigue

This is Pat, Peg and Cindy (lying down) after looking at all the quaint galleries at Tlaquepaque.

Sedona, day one

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We arrived in the dark after our day of travel so in the morning we were treated to a brilliant sunrise and red rock formations. It was a day of exploring the area including the Tlaquepaque market and, of course, a crystal store.

Vortex

As this is a travel day, I thought I would post a couple of photos of vortexes.  The first is from Sedona near Cathedral Rock (see yesterday's post for a photo of Cathedral Rock).  Many, many rocks that are stacked into cairns.  Impressive.

The second photo is another sort of vortex.  This was taken on one of the cruises that my life guard friends and I went on a few years back.  Somehow, yellow rubber duckies have become a mascot for the group.  Here are the princess ducks (notice the tiaras) being drawn into a different type of vortex.  Sometimes travel days are like vortexes.

Trip Alert--Off to Sedona

Tomorrow I leave for a week in Sedona, AZ.  I am meeting 3 friends--we have shared many adventures starting with lifeguarding during our college days.  This will be our 15th reunion trip.  Our travels have taken us to Cape Cod; Newport, RI; Martha's Vineyard; Las Vegas; cruises; Vermont  and Colorado.  At left is a preview.  It is Cathedral Rock in Sedona, taken in 2004 when I was last there.  I am looking forward to seeing friends and experiencing this beautiful place again.

testing the keyboard

At the Apple store learning how to use my wireless keyboard and my iphone to make blog posts. yea!