The drive from Needles to our next stop was one of contrasts. From the flat dry desert in SE California, we continued through desert, but with increasingly striking rock formations and increasing elevation. By Flagstaff, the high elevation resulted in grass and trees----GREEN!---and cool temperatures. Nice if we could have stayed there, but......We continued on, traveling south through Sedona. There's a great drop-off in elevation on the way into town, and we stopped at a vista point to have lunch and take a break. Sedona itself is beautiful, nice shops and fancy resorts surrounded by red rock formations. Continuing south, we stopped at Dead Horse Ranch State Park, which brought us back into desert, but with rolling hills. Our site is out in the open, dry with desert-type plants, but we took a hike this morning that took us along the Verde River where there were cottonwood trees and much-appreciated shade.
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