Feeling Vortex at Sedona!

Sedona in Arizona is very popular among spiritual people. It's very popular among Japanese. Since I heard of Sedona, I wanted to go there for a long time but didn't because of the long drive, 7 hours drive from Los Angeles!

Sedona is famous for Vortex. I wanted feel the Vortex, and wondering what is vortex. I don't know if I felt it or not, I really liked  the view of Sedona red rocks and hiking.

There are 4 vortex spot in Sedona.

1) Airport Mesa

This place was near we stayed. Very easy to hike up, the parking was full always.

2) Cathedral Rock (Picture from the Airport Mesa)

Don't use map app on your iPhone! We drove to wrong place for the trail head. I saw somebody was also got  wrong way using the app. Easy up to the middle, harder to the top. My 4 year old (then) daughter couldn't make it but My son (9 then) and I went up half way to the top. My husband stayed with our daughter.

3) Bell Rock
We couldn't go this time, since I read a little hard hike for the little kids.

4) Boynton Canyon
Right next to the Enchantment Resort. You could see their parking spot and resort while you are hiking.. we didn't check the map before we hiked and missed the view point. We encountered the "Heart Man" who gives you heart rocks. We were so lucky! Thank you Heart Man!!

Did I feel the vortex??

Maybe and maybe not. I surely enjoyed the view and atmosphere.

We ate at those places.

• Famous Pizza azfamouspizza.com

Easy & Casual dinner after the long drive!

• Coffee Pot Restaurant coffeepotsedona.co

Very busy! Nice breakfast spot. Great atmosphere and glad we found here.

• Olde Sedona Bar & Grill oldesedona.com

We settled finally after a few places we tried to go were closed.. It was OK..

• The Mesa Grill mesagrillsedona.com

Right near we stayed so we walked for the breakfast. Very trendy and sophisticated. We should have checked out their happy hours!

We also brought some cup noodle with us and ate at our room one night to save money.

We went into the jewelry store right next to the Olde Sedona Bar & Grill. I like to see crystals and power stones, but their price was pretty high and we were the only customer. The guy in there was very friendly and I bought a heart shaped pendant head for my daughter and gave her a free string to make it a necklace. The guy explained this rock is good for this and that and one of them is good for nightmare. (Black turmaline) My son suffers from nightmare every now and then so we bought that too. My son said the stone really works.

We stayed at Sky Ranch Lodge www.skyranchlodge.com
Very convenient place. Close to Airport Mesa, Mesa Grill, great view, reasonable place to stay.

I want to visit there again in spring or fall which is the best season to go!