After driving the last 15 miles to Stagecoach Ranch along a rough, rutted desert track (don't tell the car-hire company!), we arrived, dust-coated and all shook up. We'd missed our chance to ride that day, due to our late arrival (aw, shame!), and would have to wait until the day after. The ranch had been made to look like a 'wild west' town, and I just couldn't stop whistling the theme from 'A Fistful Of Dollars'. We visited the gift shop, 'cos Sal was desperate...

We are by no means 'hardcore outdoor' people, as you probably know, but we had to laugh at the folks who were dressed for 'extreme hiking' whilst taking a ten minute stroll 'round the canyon rim, followed by a visit to the cafe and souvenir shop, it was like a Ray Mears' convention! 'Hiking' in the UK brings to mind a drive to somewhere remote, a 12 mile walk over rough terrain, and a packed lunch. In the US, 'hiking trails' are mostly short strolls along proper...

I really liked Sedona, and could have stayed longer. Sal liked it, but wasn't into the 'new-age' atmosphere, and all the Japanese and Korean tour-groups were annoying her, so she was ready to move on! Sadly, she couldn't find a fridge-magnet with 'Sedona rocks!' on it, and I failed to locate a t-shirt with a slogan like 'I went to Sedona and had my chakra realigned', very poor! I'd spotted a huge meteor crater near Flagstaff, AZ, on the map, which was on our way...

A long drive today, we left California, drove along a section of Route 66, and entered Arizona. We noticed when we passed into AZ that there were a lot more churches than we'd seen in Cali. We spotted a church with a 'guns and ammo' shop next door, I didn't spot if they were doing any special offers for 'Rapture Saturday'! We passed through various Indian Reservations, and Sal was disappointed not to see any wig-wams, there were plenty of casinos, though. Appare...