Posts Tagged ‘hiking’

Weekend in Sedona

November 3, 2011

I’m finally blogging some personal pics! At the beginning of the summer, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary in Sedona, Arizona. I think it only took us about 4 hours to get there from our house. We had such a relaxing time there. I love spending time outdoors but when I am in Vegas, I feel like I am always too busy on the weekends to go hiking and spend time with nature. Sedona has really nice weather and isn’t as hot as Vegas. We were able to eat outdoors for a few of our meals and enjoy the breathtaking views of Red Rock Country.

We did an ambitious hike of Cathedral Rock. The beginning part was really steep and a little slippery. I was super scared and actually climbed back down after 10 minutes of climbing. It was too hard of a hike for me. There was nothing for me to hold onto, plus I brought my big DSLR, so the weight of it made me a little lopsided. I felt really bad going back down but my husband was very understanding and said we could hike an easier trail. As we were going back down, I see a guy holding a baby AND a DSLR coming down the trail, which triggered something in me. I thought, if this guy can climb Cathedral Rock with his baby and his camera, then I can do it too. So I told my husband that I am going to give it another shot. We went up the rock a different way and found it to be a little easier.
Cathedral Rock in Sedona

We made it to the top of Cathedral Rock! There was another couple that made it to the top just before us, and they started walking along the edge! OMG super scary!
Top of Cathedral Rock

Sedona is a very wealthy town and the houses in Sedona are ridiculously huge. Like this mansion with its own observatory. Okay, I’m exaggerating a little, not all mansions that we saw were this big, but they were still very impressive.
View from church in Sedona

It’s strange but I rarely see cacti in Las Vegas. There are much more different kinds of cacti in Arizona.
Cactus in Sedona

We went to a wildlife park near Sedona, but it was extremely windy the day we went and sand kept getting into my eyes.
Zoo near Sedona

We passed by the Cocinono National Forest on the way home and was a welcome surprise in the desert. I can’t wait to go back to Sedona one of these days!
Coconino National Forest

Hiking in New Hampshire

September 18, 2009

The weather was beautiful over Labor Day weekend, so we decided to take advantage of the good weather and go hiking up in New Hampshire, which was only about an hour away. Since I don’t know the area that well, I looked at Google Maps to find nearby parks around me and found Odiorne Point State Park. Wow, this park is a hidden gem and the pictures speak for themselves! This park is really unique because there are so many different landscapes over the stretch of just one mile. There are rocky beaches, sandy beaches, and pebbly beaches. If you decide to visit, bring some bug spray because there are tons of mosquitos!

Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park

I looked like an idiot chasing these dragonflies around because they wouldn’t stay in one place, but I finally got a picture of not one, but two!

Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park

This is Sandy Beach…it’s really small!

Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park
Odiorne Point State Park