Sunday, January 7, 2007

A Walk in the Park

Well, now that I have a blog, I suppose I should post something... There's nothing of note going on now, so I'll start with a note about a past vacation. During a Christmas trip to Sedona in 2005, I went hiking a few times. One of the trails that I took went into a valley that led to Vultee Arch.
Continuing beyond the arch, the valley turned into a draw and the trail began to climb. After a lot of walking and climbing, as I neared the top of the narrow Sterling Pass, I went through this cool grove of trees. There was just enough room for me to walk upright under these trees that were all bent in the same direction. Shortly thereafter, I reached the pass, crossed over to Oak Creek Canyon, and descended along a steep trail to the highway.