Sedona Part 2

We're back!  Our second trip to Sedona was quite different, because there was SNOW!  The highs were in the 50's and the lows were about 30 degrees.  Keith and I found a new restaurant located near the Hideaway Restaurant and its called Ken's Creekside Restaurant...yum!  We also found some new hikes, ones that we have never hiked before.  First, we did Bear Mountain which is decribed as one of the most strenuous hikes in the Sedona area (over 150 hiking trails in Sedona area).  The elevation increase on Bear mountain from trailhead to summit is 2,000 feet.  The trail is five miles round trip with an average hike time of five hours.  We hiked about 50 feet below the summit (started the hike late and the sun was starting to set) and that took us about two hours.  The hike down took Sarah Rose, Michael, and Keith only 35 minutes!  They ran down the mountain with Sarah Rose in the lead.  I have never seen a person go down the mountain so fast and graceful.  What a hike!

view from Bear Mountain

view from Bear Mountain

almost at the summit of Bear Mountain

summit of Bear Mountain

biking Bell Mountain (only made it about one mile...too difficult)

The following day, Keith and I hiked Broken Arrow.  It is a hike that is in the same area as the Pink Jeep Tours' trails.  Our hike took us to "the submarine".  This was a great hike because there were no other hikers.  The sun was setting so I don't have good pictures since there were so many shadows.  The following day we hiked Doe Mountain which is right across from Bear Mountain.  This is a really fun, short hike (two miles round-trip).  This was suppose to be a moderate hike, but the kids thought it was more strenuous than Bear Mountain.  The hike was fun and the top of Doe is a mesa and the views are amazing.

gearin' up for Doe Mountain

Our favorite hikes in Sedona are all of them!  But, the extra special ones are:  Fay Canyon, Cathedral Rock, and Doe Mountain.  For our next trip to Sedona we will hike:  Long Canyon, Loy Canyon, Little Horse, Bell Rock, and West Fork.