Sedona Arizona
Beauty Beyond Words

Sedona, Arizona, is world famous for it's spectacular natural beauty. The soaring, majestic red sandstone formations that dominate the area are truly inspiring to visitors and residents alike.

Sedona Arizona is situated at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon, which is also renowned for its lush natural beauty. Oak Creek winds through the town of Sedona and the surrounding Red Rock country.

Sedona sits at the lower end of Oak Creek Canyon, south of Flagstaff, high on the side of the Verde Valley. The community is surrounded by the Coconino National Forest.

Sedona is unique among the South of Flagstaff communities. The weather, scenery, local character, geology, and some say the harmonic vibrations of the earth here make it unique.

At 4500 feet in elevation and located above Arizona's desert floor... and just below the high country, the weather here is generally mild and sunny.

Sedona, Arizona, is the second most visited spot in the state. Visitor accommodations are many and vary in amenities and price. Try the link below if you're looking for places to stay. They advertise that they will find you a good deal... 

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The Grand Canyon is the most visited place in Arizona. Sedona is a close second. It's only a couple of hours by car from the Grand Canyon to this beautiful Red Rock country, so its easy to visit both in a single trip.

Visitors are attracted by the artisans, the shops, and the world class resorts, as well as by the inspiring natural beauty. Many residents first came as visitors and were so inspired and captivated by their surroundings that they became part of the community.

There are many activities available here:

• Sightseeing by Jeep tours, hot air balloon flights, horseback, hiking, and biking
• Art Galleries
• Shopping
• Dining and nightlife
• Golf
• Fishing in Oak Creek

Sedona Arizona pictures are available here and at other websites. A short list of some of those other sites and links are included.

Sedona Arizona History

The Sedona area and Oak Creek Canyon have been inhabited for thousands of years. We know this by the artifacts and farming plots they left behind.

Like many areas in the southwest, these early native people vanished,  abandoning their settlements for unknown reasons.

Indian Gardens in lower Oak Creek Canyon was one of these farming areas. The native people had developed irrigation ditches to water the land here, and in other plots along Oak Creek.

In other parts of Oak Creek Canyon you can retreat into the wooded and rocky natural serenity that visitors have found here for a thousand years.

When American settlers began moving into the Oak Creek area in the late 1800's, some of them reclaimed and expanded these gardening plots. They grew vegetables and established fruit orchards. Apples grew especially well here. In those early days there were more bears than people calling the Canyon home.

Theodore (Carl) and Sedona Schnebley were farming here around 1900 . They established a small store to sell what they were growing. This store became the focal point of the settlement.

When Schnebley applied to establish a Post Office, the name that was chosen after some  negotiations with postal authorities was that of his wife.

This (then) sleepy community was discovered by the artist community and others beginning in the early 1950's. Until then it had been a very small farming community, attracting fishermen and a few sightseers along the way.

The area has grown mightily in the past fifty-something years or so, but tries to preserve it's informal, "living with nature" character.

Sedona Arizona's Red Rock Country is a place to visit often. View a Red Rock Pass video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrMSsAjJAnM.

A Google search using the keyword phrase sedona arizona will lead you to several additional resources. Be sure to notice the relevant ads... those are resources also.

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