Sedona, Arizona

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Today we hiked up an easy/medium mountain called the Vultee Arch and stopped at the top where we took pictures of a rock arch formation that was tucked away in the mountain in the distance. We noticed others had left their markings in the rocks so we wrote “Katy and Phil Southwest Camping Campaign 2009”. The trail was filled with wildflowers (my favorite) and tall trees. Then we hurried back to meet up with Phil’s friend John Newcum. He’s a big ‘ol guy with a shaved head. We hung out at the Crescent Moon picnic area and made sandwiches with some cold beer. Not wanting to spend too much time there because of the rain forecast, we headed back into Sedona and stopped in at the Cowboy Café. We had heard it was a great little restaurant and bar so I was the curious one and talked the boys into going. Talking a couple of Californians into going to a cowboy place isn’t exactly easy normally, but they’re great and complied with my begging and pleading. I promised it would be worth it. Sure enough, we walked up and saw Kelly Rippa from the Regges and Kelly Show! She was there with her family and I was so excited I told the host and the waitresses standing by the door to go look out the window. I found out in a short moment that she goes in all the time, so I felt a little silly thinking I was spreading some new and interesting info. The boys had a good time making fun of me. The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent by the campfire with Phil and John telling stories and enjoying the nice night.