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Damn 💛🧡♥️

Gorgeous!

Absolutely beautiful.

You could probably get another several dozen earth-porn worthy photos from all over Sedona.

It is a uniquely beautiful place.

I remember being struck by the AQUA arches at McDonalds there - the town apparently would not allow the typical golden arches because of their clashing with the natural landscape too badly. https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-arches-bright-blue-2017-12

Top ten place in the country in terms of scenery IMO

Someone call ravensburger....NOW!

i wish to sit on that bank all day, reading a well-worn paperback

Made me Google ravensburger. Now I realize that was a compliment - thanks!

TIL Arizona has creeks. This photo made me take a deep cleansing breath.

I thought it was wall-to-wall desert until I moved here... there are even places you can ski in the winter, believe it or not.

Great hike and area. You can actually hike out or from the top of the rim down. You’ll get wet and may want to camp a night but it’s a great time.

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This is by far my top favorite trail ! It is drop dead gorgeous in person

I did an overnighter from the top down. There were places I carried my pack over my head with my eyes barely above the water line. Beautiful place.

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My boyfriend and I have a running joke that Arizona doesn't actually exist

This definitely makes it look like a fairytale lol

That is a beautiful area.

Beautiful.

There are creeks close to Phoenix - Queen creek, Cave Creek, Fossil Creek. The queen creek source in superior AZ is a beautiful hike with great bird watching perches

I did that hike whfrom the top down when I was 18, it was a bit of a cluster fuck as we got a very late start considering the mileage and terrain involved. The guy leading the trip didn't pay attention to where everyone was and one guy got so far behind he turned around and headed back to where the cars were parked where we started the hike hoping he would get there before the AR owners were dropped off at them. Unfortunately he went up the wrong side Canyon and got rimmed out. Those of us who were in the car that was he was supposed to be in were waiting at the Oak Creek end for him and we had no idea this was happening. We waited a couple hours before calling Yavapai Sheriff department, and then I volunteered to go with search and rescue back up the canyon to try and find him. He was finally found alive by a helicopter the next evening. I was totally disgusted by the trip leader. I did learn to always know where people were and hike at the back of any group if I had concerns about people.

Yeah it does, though I was driving with my dad across country from Arizona once and we were like what is up with these rivers, they have water in them.

The town I live in here in AZ just had our 3rd snowiest January on record at 61.4 inches of snow, it really looked like a fairytale a week or two ago.

I live in Arizona. Can confirm that it doesn't exist

Yep. Anyone who says it's overrated is full of it.

It's super popular but it's so amazing

I will say you gotta get there EARLY but in my opinion it’s so worth it. It’s literally jaw dropping and so beautiful!

Flagstaff?

Been swimming in the deeper parts of that creek. Such nice clean water. I miss Sedona so much.

Sedona is truly a magical place.

Ooof

When was this taken?

Mid-October of last year.

The arches?

One of my favorite places in the world.

Is that 10 miles west of Boston?

r/beautifultrees

Nah, the nuggets

Should have been a national park :( Sad to see it consumed over my life time, but nature would reclaim Sedona if we vacated it. It would be super truly to backpack through overgrown gift shops and resorts.

Beautiful

This is the trip that broke my backpacking Cherry. So beautiful, I’ve done it every fall since and did it on Halloween last year. I carried a Jack O Lantern the whole way and back out just for some festive flavor. I’ve also harvested Turkey tail mushrooms on this trip a few times.

What a terrible trip leader but also did no one notice he was gone when he fell behind?

I agree, but I feel enough of it is still preserved.

Sounds about right, we got a stupid amount of snow in a very short amount of time.

Everyone thinks it’s flat desert and tumbleweeds. I hated growing up here, but in my adulthood I think its the most beautiful state.

Frankly, no. I was at the front of the group most of the way, so I just wasn't paying attention. Once we got to the trailhead in Oak Creek then a couple of us sat down, waited and started counting people. Once everyone was supposedly there those of us counting realized we were missing one person, and I had been talking with the guy at the start of the trip so I knew who was missing. After the trip leader said he couldn't wait around one of the other drivers, myself and another guy or two volunteered to wait.

Yeah

Oak Creek Canyon…one of my favourite places so far.

Damn dude I wouldn’t hike with that guy again even as an experienced hiker that’s just a shitty thing to do. I had a similar experience in Paria Canyon when on the second day two of the most experienced hikers made it so far ahead we had to make camp without them. The next day I volunteered to get out early and basically jog for awhile to try to catch them. Eventually I decided enough was enough and waited for the rest of the group after not catching up to the two. We did 3 more days in the canyon without ever seeing them. Turns out they just hiked through the night with no regard for anyone else in the group and we haven’t hiked with them since.

I look at that, and suddenly I'm not on Reddit anymore!

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This is so nice to see after looking at the real porn page. Ah.

Just missing a Saturday-kind-of-pink

Beware of the creek in Queen Creek. Tons of rattle snakes there

Yes, don’t come here. Don’t look for us. Please, for the sake of our housing market

It really is lovely, I live about 5 minutes from the state line so I love to go and camp over in the non existent realm

Sedonaaaa

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Consumed? Rofl. October through April there's nobody there

If you pay a attention there's a few spots you can find fossils of a coral reef in the rocks you walk over. Trippy to find in the desert.

Stuff like this makes me miss AZ 😭

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What do you think is at the bottom of the Grand Canyon??

Saw this and instantly made it my Lock Screen. I so desperately need a hike in non freezing temps right now. Lovely picture 💓💓💓💓

That’s just Tucson and everywhere south of it

This might sound dumb to the people from Arizona, but I didn't know until recently that Arizona had sights like this. I'll definitely be adding it to travel list!

I was there in November. It was packed. Maybe Jan and Feb are empty.

Spectacular photo. Wonderful location

When everyone at work finds out I'm from the next state west, I apologize. We don fucked up a good thing. I've been in AZ for close to 3 years and I have seen drastic change in just that. My uncle was the smart one and moved out here decades ago to purchase multiple properties.

Same I grew up in tucson and always thought the desert was always just dull and boring, but I realized over time that the desert is actually alive, diverse and beautiful. I honestly don't know how I couldn't see that before

Last water of Arizona

Me: Oh what marvelous beauty. I'd love to visit and witness this in person.

Also me: oh dang that place looks serene as hell

Was just there a in december, river was almost completely frozen and everything was covered in snow. cool to see a whole different palette of colors in the same spot

Sedooonaaaaaaaaa

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My favorite hike ever.

Nice light and beautiful colors, congratulations.

I have absolutely no idea beyond my best guess of rocks and dirt.

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Post card perfect

Such a beautiful and peaceful place to just relax.

I've never felt more at peace than I did in Sedona. How do I go back and stay?

That may have been true at some point, but believe you me, it’s insane all year round now.

It’s never empty now. People everywhere all the time.

It’s been years since I’ve been there ( used to live in AZ) sedona ( actually all of northern az) is one of americas gems .

Oak creek canyon has been my special place since I was a kid. Definitely worth a visit. Park at Garlands Indian Jewelry and grab lunch at the market next door, then hike down to the creek and dip your toes in.

The actual town of Sedona is such a trip, especially that "main street" area. Reminded me of Gatlinburg tbh. The surrounding hikes were breathtaking, but I was not expecting the town to be like that.

Isn’t this 10 miles west of Boston? Lol

Lovely

Mcnuggies

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You're the second person to say this. Clue me in - what does this mean?

Agreed. Almost all of it is in National Forest, and within the forest there are a couple of large designated wilderness areas. Not as well protected as a National Park, but still protected.

Very, very touristy. Lots of shops selling crystals, palm readings, photos of your aura, turquoise jewelry, etc. It has everything a self-styled "spiritual" person could desire.

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When I told my better-travelled friend this, they agreed and suggested I go to Taos next year instead. Any experience with that town?

I've lived in QC for 2 years now...never seen a single rattlesnake and I've hiked all over the place

I was only in Taos for three days, and it was during the winter. So my experience there is limited. To be honest, I was actually kind of disappointed... in fact, kind of shocked. What struck me most about the place was the vivid contrast between extremely wealthy people walking around in fur coats and the addicts shooting up in the parking lots. I'm not trying to trash the place at all... I was just surprised. Three days was enough for me there... I doubt I'll return.

Sedona, on the other hand, is truly fantastic, which is why I moved here. It's very touristy and very crowded, for sure. But if you're willing to wake up early and hit the trails around sunrise, you can actually find solitude for a while. There are also some world class restaurants and spas, if that's what you're into. I'm clearly biased, but if I were you, Sedona is where I'd spend my vacation. I just wasn't all that impressed with Taos.

Look at these colors Wow

Hawes & Riggs section of the wash & west ward

We went for our honeymoon and did Mariposa as our big meal. Excellent service and food. We woke up early every morning and managed to get to all of the trails we wanted. Appreciate the advice on Taos.

I was the first one on the trail when I hiked it. Didn't see a single person on the way out. It was serene. One of the best hiking experiences I've ever had.

These places look so unreal to me. I really really want to see them in real life someday. Wonder how i would feel

Very beautiful

I love Sedona as well but have always been a little disappointed with the food. If I can't get into Hideaway, I end up at Picazzo's most of the time! I did go to Stagecoach and Shorebird the last time I was there and thought they were decent. Do you have any recs?

My wife and I went to Mariposa for our last anniversary. Excellent cocktails and world class views!

And like I said, I was only in Taos for a few days. It was around Christmas and I didn't do any actual hiking. Could be a totally different experience at other times.

Wow sounds like a couple of pricks. I've mostly encountered friendly people on the trails, but the beauty of nature is appreciated by assholes as well I suppose.

I'm a fan of Shorebird... not always stellar, but definitely always good. I really like Dellapiane (Argentinian restaurant with empanadas and good burgers), but my favorite is Cress on Oak Creek located at L'auberge resort. That's some genuine fine dining.

This is one of my favorite places on earth I love this trail When was this photo taken ?

The article was one of the first results I saw, but it's from around 10 years after I lived out that way.

I have no argument for turquoise vs aqua lol - I grew up in Massachusetts and am disqualified from having an opinion about the landscape beyond amazement.

The road to Sedona that comes down the mountainside from Flagstaff is one of the best drives you'll ever have. I still can't believe how gigantic the pine trees sprawling sideways out of the mountain reaching for the sun are.

This trail does something to your soul. It literally moves you to your core. Sedona is gorgeous and this isn’t by far the only beautiful spot

But there just is something so peaceful about this trail that really does the soul and body good

In the TV show The Last of Us, the show the characters in a scene similar to this photo and the caption says “10 miles west of Boston” which is comical to anyone who knows geography

I’ve literally been here!!! It is nice

I’ve sparked a joint here once!

Yes please

*GASP!* In Sedona? /s

Haha it’s the Colorado River - that’s what formed the canyon in the first place.

Outstanding

One of them was a decent hiker buddy of mine and had always had some weird quirks like that but he’d never done anything this bad. Thankfully it was a group of 12 and losing 2 wasn’t that big of a deal other than worrying about them. Myself and 2 others were experienced enough to still handle the rest of the group but the hiker that had ditched us was the only one who’d ever done Paria before so it was pretty messed up. Turns out Paria is a one way in one way out canyon so it ended up fine.

I refused to go on any hikes with him for about 5 years, and then I was leading a short hike up Boynton Canyon and I allowed him to come, and he was an aggressive A'hole, and ended up trying to get people, many of whom were inexperienced hikers, to go off trail and bushwack on the way back out. Second and last time I ever did anything with him.

Absolutely stunning. I gotta make the couple hour drive up there, I just gotta go back to northern AZ in general. Southern AZ gets boring after a while

I just went in Nov for trout and it was a ghost town but ok I go every Nov and march

Packed with what?. Nov 28th to Dec 3rd was empty. I got whatever air bnb I wanted cheap. Nobody in any water. Slide rock was empty

I live here. I see it every day. But ok.

We must really have a different view as to what packed is. July 4th is a great example of packed

Room occupancy rates in Sedona in fiscal year 2022 averaged 66.3% for the entire year.

The July occupancy rate in 2022 was 62.6%. About average.
The November occupancy rate in 2022 was 76.2% - about 10 points above average.
The March occupancy is 2022 was 77.8% - about 12 points above average.

Them's the facts. The numbers confirm the informal observations I make on a daily basis. This place is not a ghost town in November or in March. In fact, both months are busier than average.

I've linked to the City of Sedona's report if you'd like to check for yourself.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:df4d7ef5-a778-31e1-a327-9274075ef22f

See you when you return to Sedona!

People. Couldn't get reservations at some restaurants. On every trail I went to the parking lots were full or close to full.

From northern AZ, can confirm!

We’re from the same place!!!

Northern AZ is lush in the summer and a wonderland in the winter!

I can't recommend his hike enough when the Fall colors are out. Amazing experience. 10/10 would recommend

Holy whoa, this is gorgeous.

Not to take away from the beauty of your photograph. Absolutely stunning, and definitely nostalgic for me.

No, I didn’t think your comment took away from the beauty at all. If you’re gonna’ spark up on that trail, this is a nice place to do it!