on the road again. Thursday we headed south to Sedona, AZ. We had heard that it was a beautiful city, with red rocks all around. It was. On the way we stopped at Slide 
Rock State Park. Old 
homestead and orchard but also the swimming hole attached. Saw some postcards where this place is packed in the summer. Rock seems odd for a beach but was a nice spot. From there to Sedona. Neat place, reminds me of Banff. Pretty scenery, pretty people and expensive shops and restaurants. Found a nice state park with a poor name ("Dead Horse Ranch") nearby and camped for the night. Place was half full of Canadians (BC and Alberta) so was like old home week, chatted with people from Turner Valley and Vancouver. Lots of trails around too so had a good run in the morning. From there to Jerome, which we had also heard was unique. Old mining town on the side of a mountain that had become pretty much a ghost town until the hippies and artists moved in. Belgian Jennie's sign above is from there - I did not check if the advertising was correct. The drive on highway 89A to Jerome and then for about 20 miles after was one of best we have done, like the Cabot Trail. All mountain driving with narrow roads, switchbacks, slopes and incredible views. After that down to Route 66 and a campgrond at Seligman, AZ (population not very many). Toured the souvenir shops and then stopped around 3:30 for a beer at the World Famous Black Cat bar. Not sure what it is famous for, we had certainly never heard of it. Anyway, got to chatting with some people and then the owners bought us a shot and then the music started and next thing you know it is getting pretty late. Monique found a cowboy to dance with. He was a great guy and a hell of a pool player. There was a stag party going on as well, groom was a 50-something biker dude who got carried home once but had a nap and came right back. It was a small town bar at its best and we had a great time.
Rock State Park. Old 
homestead and orchard but also the swimming hole attached. Saw some postcards where this place is packed in the summer. Rock seems odd for a beach but was a nice spot. From there to Sedona. Neat place, reminds me of Banff. Pretty scenery, pretty people and expensive shops and restaurants. Found a nice state park with a poor name ("Dead Horse Ranch") nearby and camped for the night. Place was half full of Canadians (BC and Alberta) so was like old home week, chatted with people from Turner Valley and Vancouver. Lots of trails around too so had a good run in the morning. From there to Jerome, which we had also heard was unique. Old mining town on the side of a mountain that had become pretty much a ghost town until the hippies and artists moved in. Belgian Jennie's sign above is from there - I did not check if the advertising was correct. The drive on highway 89A to Jerome and then for about 20 miles after was one of best we have done, like the Cabot Trail. All mountain driving with narrow roads, switchbacks, slopes and incredible views. After that down to Route 66 and a campgrond at Seligman, AZ (population not very many). Toured the souvenir shops and then stopped around 3:30 for a beer at the World Famous Black Cat bar. Not sure what it is famous for, we had certainly never heard of it. Anyway, got to chatting with some people and then the owners bought us a shot and then the music started and next thing you know it is getting pretty late. Monique found a cowboy to dance with. He was a great guy and a hell of a pool player. There was a stag party going on as well, groom was a 50-something biker dude who got carried home once but had a nap and came right back. It was a small town bar at its best and we had a great time.Saturday made our way to Kingman. Kind of a quiet day for some reason.
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