Viva Las Sedona

Salutations fellow wanderers! We skipped posting last night because we actually arrived at our destination fairly early and our hotel ended up being the most KICKASS place we have ever stayed. We decided to soak up every second of it we could, so the above video is actually of our Wednesday activities....Thursday's will just have to wait until tomorrow morning!

As we type, we are sitting at the cusp of the craziness that is Las Vegas. Our plan was to spend the night outside of Death Valkey and go hiking tomorrow, then land in Vegas tomorrow night. We are thinking of switching it around: head to Vegas tonight and get settled and then take a day trip to DV or do things around here, like Hoover Dam instead, tomorrow. Whatcha think?

The video above pretty much sums up the day. We started out in New Mexico and headed off to the ABQ Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. We were psyched beyond belief, until we arrived. We had the schedule up on our phone showing that the evening session prep was about to begin, but when we showed the hot air balloon gate keeper, he gave us a big thumbs down!

We were disappointed but we also had a mission to get to so we accepted the defeat and were on our way! Our next visit was to Cedar Animal Medical Center in Gallup, NM to pay a very special visit to a very special person/(people!) Depending upon how long you've been following our travels, you may remember when we found Lucky the amazing pooch. From here we made our way to Sedona, AZ, which, if you have been here, you know is one of the most beautiful places on this planet.

After the fantastically/frighteningly winding road of 89a, we earned our stay at the dreamy Junipine Resort. Let's rewind a bit, we did our thing, as we do every night, hit up the usuals of Hotels Tonight, Hotels.com, Etc. One of the first ones we saw was on Hotels Tonight for Junipine, and we are so happy about it. We WILL be going back and staying in our beautiful cabin 8 again very soon. Aside from the beautiful decor, the mesmerizing scenery, and the homey feeling, the staff was out of this world. From the moment we checked in to the moment we reluctantly checked out, we felt at home. With complimentary DVDs to borrow, a snack selection that includes everything from pizza to kombucca, you'll find everything you need. There aren't enough nice things to say. The great rate that HT gave us was awesome, but this place is more than worth full price.

We tried our damndest to see moose but weren't feeling all that social...maybe next time!

More on Sedona tomorrow!

Sweet dreams!

Love,
Pat + Deb