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Sedona

A red rock pit stop in Sedona in June 2013: cowboy hats at the overlook, buttes above the treeline, and a wander down Uptown before the Grand Canyon.

Sedona was meant to be a quick leg-stretch on the drive north to the Grand Canyon in June 2013. Then the rocks turned red and the stop stretched itself.

Selfie of Inga and Dileep in straw cowboy hats at a red-railed overlook with Sedona's red rock buttes rising beyond the trees
Hats on, Sedona behind. The overlook above town does the postcard for you.
Dileep in a straw hat leaning on a red railing above the treetops, red rock formations across the valley
The buttes glow even at midday. June 2013, not a cloud to work with.
Inga on the sidewalk in Uptown Sedona with shops, traffic and red rocks rising at the end of the street
Uptown Sedona, where every street ends in scenery.

Back in the car: the Grand Canyon was two hours up the road, and it does not tolerate being anyone's second-favourite rock.