Cleaned up the house and packed everything back on the bike…today is going to be a mileage day to Flagstaff passing through Prescott and Sedona. The first thing I noticed passing into Arizona was that gas was 50 cents/gallon cheaper than in Cali, second thing was that I thought I wandered into the land of RV parks….everywhere you looked, there were RV parks, even in the middle of  nowhere in the Arizona desert, not exactly the best locations but they seemed to be full, I guess people will go anywhere to escape the bitter winter cold…….I not sure if there was some kinda holiday this weekend, but it seemed like every little small town I passed through had some kinda festival going on…. lotsa balloons, people and flea markets on small town main street today, I was trying to make some time to flagstaff so I waved a lot and motored on through….. The land of the red rock , Sedona, was next before I hit Flagstaff. Sedona sure has changed since the last time I was there (over 15 years ago), much more built up and definitely more touristy…guess that what happens when a place gets popular. One thing that didn’t change was the stunning scenery and the beautiful red rock that Sedona is famous for. I tried to drive through town and take hwy 89A to Flagstaff (supposed to be a nice scenic motorcycle ride), but the main road going into town was backed up for miles and not moving…after sitting in line for a while (and getting real hot in the sun), I made the decision to turn back to I17 and take that to Flagstaff, not the most interestings but beat sitting in a traffic jam…..

Sedona redrock from a distance

Same as above

Ditto

Made it to Flagstaff…onto Grand Canyon and Page tommorrow….stay tuned!!!!