Attempted Bloggery: Sedona

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

Views of Arizona: Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge is the largest natural sandstone arch in Sedona. In can be reached by following the Devil's Bridge Trail. Upon arrival at the site, my feet were unable to carry me onto the the bridge. In fact, I found myself unable to move at all from the spot where I took this photo.

Devil's Bridge

Sedona, AZ

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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Views of Arizona: No Golden Arches in Sedona

Sedona, at its own insistence, has the world's only McDonald's with desert teal green arches. No golden arches for this town!

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Views of Arizona: The Desert Tarantula

A male Arizona desert tarantula:

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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Views of Arizona: The Van Deren Cabin

Earl Van Deren moved his cabin to land he purchased in 1924 from original homesteader Bill Fredericks. The 43-acre parcel of land was used for cattle ranching and bootlegging but was left alone by the authorities. When he married, Van Deren had to expand the small north cabin by adding a second one, the so-called "honeymoon cabin," connected to the first by a common roof, now lost, with a breezeway. The cabin was used in the movies "Riders of the Purple Sage" (1941) and "Blood on the Moon" (1948). In the early years after it was abandoned, much of the interior was removed by souvenir hunters. The site is now a part of the Forest Service. The adjoining land has been developed into the Seven Canyons Golf Club.

The tin roof is a modern addition to protect the structure.

The floorboards have been removed.

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Views of Arizona: Snoopy, Woodstock, and Lucy

Here are some photos of Sedona's red rock formations taken from Uptown Sedona. The two views are of the same rock formations taken at different times of day.

That's Snoopy Rock on the right, in the shape of Snoopy lying on his back on top of his doghouse. The rock on his nose is called Woodstock. In the top center of the large formation on the left, you can see Lucy watching TV.

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