Day Six: Red Rocks

    Hey there, today we had an amazing time seeing a lot of rocks. First, we woke up to the sound of knocking on the door. After breakfast, we headed off to Sedona from our place in Flagstaff. On the way down, we stopped at a place where we took pictures with beautiful mountains covered with snow.

    After that, we arrived at Montezuma Well. The well was not the kind of well you think. It was more like a natural pool surrounded by mountains. What was marvelous about the well was that being in the middle of a desert, it would never dry up. Even modernday scientists  could not figure out the exact source of the well. And, YOU CAN'T drink the water from the well because it contains arsenic, which could be lethal.

    Later on, we went to the Montezuma Castle. It was neither Montezuma nor castle. Basically, the Hopi Indian chose to build there houses high up in the cliff, which consists of sedimentary rocks. Why? 1. To prevent wild animals from attacking. 2. To make it hard for hostile tribes to invade. 3. To protect their homes from flooding.

    In the afternoon, we took a 3-mile hike in the Red Rock State Park. The red rocks are red because they contain Hematite, a mineral. When we reached the summit, we were amazed by the natural beauty of Arizona mountains. Some old people did better hiking than Asia!


Cool!!!

On the way back to the house, we drove through Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon.  We were all excited to go to the grocery store!!!
- Gary & Asia