The one week mark of our trip arrived Saturday…
And I’d spent 4 days of it sick. 3 in bed.
And now that the first week was over, it was time to move to our second resort… which I kind of hated to do since I never had the opportunity to fully enjoy the first.
Check out time was 10:00am, but check in time at the next one was 4:00pm so we had some time to kill. I floated numerous ideas, all of which the husband rejected as he drove straight to the next resort. I’m not sure what part of 4:00pm he didn’t understand, but off we went.
Naturally, our unit wasn’t ready and they told us…. are you ready?
Come back at 4:00pm.
Shocking…. I know.
So we revisited my idea of exploring and went to Bell Rock Park.
Yes, more rocks!
And you know they were fabulous because there’s my husband who never takes pictures… taking pictures.
We read a little history…
Hoped we’d see a roadrunner…
Compared sketches to the real thing…
Not bad.
Close, but no cigar.
We promised not to bust the crust…
And headed down the Bell Rock Pathway.
Mind you, I’d just gone to the doctor the day before and still wasn’t feeling 100% back to normal…
But the rocks were gorgeous.
And we walked…
And walked….
And walked some more.
I was tempted to walk the whole thing and even climb up Bell Rock like these people did…
See that speck on the top left? Person.
Speck on the second tier rock on the right? Person.
But every few minutes the husband was asking if I was okay, and it made me start to doubt he was. High elevation can make you sick… like it did me… but it also can drain your energy, cause you to burn more calories than usual, as well as leave you fatigued and out of breath after shorts bouts of exercise. So after walking a bit farther, and watching the husband purposely stick himself with a cactus….
We called it a day.
And said goodbye to the rocks.
Hey now.
That’s a little harsh….
River's world..... 
Looks like a pleasant pathway to stroll and a nice day to stroll it . . . or stop strolling it when your stride slows.
Glad you got a good glimpse of the gorgeous geography!
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It was lovely…. and very easy walking.
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YOU posted that cat…..not us!!
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Buy I can hear you thinking it….
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of course you can. lol!
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River,
Your trip rocks as long as you don’t trip on the rocks! Cuz then it can get prickly! (See what I did there?) Hope your husband felt better soon after his encounter with the cactus. Perhaps a Gatorade was in order. Or a gun to shoot the damned thing. BTW, You didn’t say which resort you went to. Was it Bell Rock, Arizona? Or was that just the name of the park and the big rock there? Uhm, so where exactly are we in Arizona? One rock looks much like the other rocks. They’re all stunning, mind you, but I get a little anxious when I don’t know where I am. That’s why I wouldn’t make a good explorer. I need to know where I am — at all times. Look forward to these answers, which I’m sure you’ll provide in tomorrow’s post. Mona
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Resort will be revealed tomorrow…and unless otherwise stated, we were in Sedona. (You’d know this if you read everyday and kept current on the riveting minute by minute details of our trip. Bad blogger. Bad.)
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Dammit, I’m so sorry. I think I got lost in the rocks. Okay, let me re-read to see where my ADHD left me high and dry. Can’t wait for tomorrow. Mona
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If you can write about anticipation with a straight face, knowing there might be more rocks? You’re a true fan… and have my undying gratitude.
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Do you wear a Fibit? It would be interesting to know how many steps you made that day.
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I used to. It’s sadly mocking me from the desk drawer now…
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Those rocks glow. What remarkable colours ☺️
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They really were beautiful…. so different from our landscape in Maine.
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