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Things to Do - Page One
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Sedona is home to
outdoor activities of all kinds: golf (two golf courses
are nearby) and tennis; balloon, helicopter, airplane, back
country jeep, and the Verde Canyon Railroad Wilderness train rides;
horseback
riding, mountain biking, fishing, canoeing, and more. We will gladly
put you in touch with those who sponsor these activities and otherwise
help you to enjoy Sedona's innumerable possibilities.
On the ground: One-half and three miles from
the Penrose are two excellent 18 hole championship golf courses where
red rocks meet fairway and tee green.
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In the water: So you're
coming to the desert to swim. Is that a good idea?
Nonetheless, we can accommodate you. Traditionalists can use the
municipal pool or heated pools in local resorts and spas, while the
more adventurous will enjoy getting wet and rock
sliding in Oak Creek Canyon's Slide Rock State Park.
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Slide Rock State Park
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In hot water: Travel the
back roads, park, and then hike one mile to The Verde
Hot Springs where the water remains hot, though presumably not from
the sixties fire which burned down the old resort there. Expect to
encounter nature lovers, yuppies, hippies, mountain men, hard scrabble
types, people in varying stages of dress and undress,
exhibitionists, nudists, gun lovers, and the well tattooed.
On the water: Canoeing.
Above and under the water:
The area offers multiple opportunities for those who
like to fish. Stocked ponds virtually guarantee a catch
which can then be grilled for dinner.
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On two legs:
Sedona's many hikes--short and long, easy and strenuous, flat
or steep, with views ranging from the pleasant to the beautiful to the
spectacular--can only be sampled in a brief stay. Perhaps you'd like
to hike to a large arch in a quiet canyon or visit Native American
petroglyphs or pictographs. Guidebooks provide particulars for a
hundred hikes. A nice way to start is with the two-hour hike around
Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock which begins one-half mile from The
Penrose. Six personal favorites: Cathedral Rock, colorful (and popular!) Boynton
Canyon, the more remote Lost Canyon, Devil's Bridge, Broken Arrow, and
the labyrinth of trails in Red Rock State Park.
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Schematically:
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Setting
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Hike
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Along the
bottom of a canyon
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Boynton Canyon
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Along the side
of a canyon
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Lost Canyon
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Up a large rock
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Cathedral Rock
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Along the
ridge line
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Red Rock State
Park
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To (and
across?) a natural bridge
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Devil's Bridge
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Up a valley
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Broken Arrow
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Other personal
favorites:
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Marge Larson
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Brins Mesa
West (from Dry Creek Rd. to Jordan Park), Boynton Canyon, Little Horse,
West Fork, Palatki, V-Bar-V Petroglyphs
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Mark Edwards
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Mt. Wilson,
Chimney Rock Loop, Thunder Mountain Trail
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Terry And
David Groff
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Lost Canyon,
Brins Mesa, Huckaby, V-Bar-V Petroglyphs
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Looking for an easy yet outstandingly scenic hike? Try Marg's Draw Trail from Schnebly Hill Road to the Broken Arrow Trailhead.
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West Fork
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Lost Canyon
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On four legs: Where better to ride
than in the Southwest, and, in the Southwest, in colorful Sedona?
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