Excuse me in advance for the picture slideshows. I'm just trying to figure them out. But they will do for now.

 Sedona, AZ. Took a nice hike around Bell Rock and climbed quite a bit up the rock to an area where they say there is an energy vortex. The juniper trees in the vortex areas are extremely twisted and the air feels a little abuzz. Sarah and I sat quietly on a rock in contemplation as the boys climbed as high as they could. It was treacherous climbing on the sandstone as parts of the rock break off pretty easily and pieces laying around are easy to slip on. It was so nice to get out of the van, get some quiet time and exercise.

On the way out we got a picture with a sign for Route 66! We were on a part where it merges with HWY 40 so not the real historic highway since there are only parts across the US of it.

We drove on that day to Pheonix, AZ and rolled up to our couchsurfer hosts' house to a friendly and lively group of people gathered around some sweet old school pinball machines used as tables. The house is full of random beautiful art with brick and plaster walls that are chipped away to show brick underneath or painted. An old jukebox in the corner that has no list of songs so you just punch in random numbers and you get old wailing country songs or 80's retro (the Ghostbusters theme song was a recurring one)

We walked a few blocks to an area they were holding an event "Art Walk" where the gallerys were open late and there was a street filled with vendors. There is a street of houses where most have been turned into coffee shops, gallerys, art/clothing retail, cafes, bars. I think it's a great idea to transform a house into a commercial business! Talk about a homey atmosphere! We've been just chilling out at the house here for a couple days, enjoying the beautiful weather.

We visited a place called Cosanti where this artist makes these beautiful wind chimes and bells. www.cosanti.com.

Sarah and I went on a walk today for a coffee and checked out all the street art and chanced upon an incredible labyrinth at a Trinity Church! Walking along it was calming and meditative.






<Found it interesting that we saw this on the ground. RELEASE THE FEAR!

More Photos!

This is Devin our friendly couch surfer friend and one of his three puppies we stayed with in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Our view from breakfast in Page, AZ.

Some good ol' fashioned pinball in Pheonix, AZ.

Chillin in the orb yard in the back of our friends house in Pheonix.  SAWEEET!!!!

Fivesday to ninesday!

ARIZONA! Finally we are somewhere warm! I busted out my sandals today for the first time.

On fivesday we passed away the day until Sarah arrived on the Greyhound back from Calgary and dealing with her passport issues. She had to apply for a new one and it was hectic but it seems like everything should work out. We got through the US border (although that was pretty nerve racking) and that was monumental for us! We drove through the night until about 7am. Slept a couple hours and drove all day till we arrived at Salt Lake City at 9pm on sixday. We stayed with a couchsurfer host (thanks Devin and puppies!) we were thankful to sleep inside as it was pretty chilly that night. He helped us get up early and we drove all day to get to Arizona.

 So grateful we got up early because we drove through Zion National Park just as the sun was setting. So beautiful! I wanted to go another route that was shorter but missed the turn off but I'm so glad because that meant we drove through this park! First time seeing a red road.

Drove on into a little town Page, Arizona. Slept in a Wal Mart parking lot again and woke up to this view>
Mini Grand Canyon!

This day we drove to Flagstaff, Arizona where Wal Mart employees helped us out to run an extension cord out their door so we could plug in for the night and use a heater!!! That saved our butt since it was super cold and snowy. I never thought we'd see snow in Arizona! Flagstaff is just super high elevation. We drove down from here to Sedona, Arizona. Took a nice hike around Bell Rock to an area with a calming energy vortex. More pics to come from that. We are now in Pheonix staying with some cool cats in an artsy funky communal house. Woke up to plus 22 degrees, we have now officially broken out our shorts!!
Life is hard.