On April 16th we left the ranch and the valley for the last time. We headed for the Thousand Trails preserve, Verdi Valley near Cottonwood, AZ.








Our Motor Home sat on the ranch in view of the road for six and a half months. The road was traveled many times a day by the Boarder Patrol. Many time the ranch was visited by them. Eileen was stopped and asked if she was lost after leaving the ranch in the Motor Home.

Your Federal taxes at work.





This was taken from a sign at the Palatki Ruins.


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A part of the ruins.



This is just a small part of the housing that remains. That's stacking a lot of rock.











All of witch is built in to an eroded part of the cliff.















Due to trees and other foliage the ruins are not visible from the trail.










Indian Paint Brush along the trail to the ruins.











As well as other colorful flowers.












From another sign at the site, a definition Art and graffiti.


















A room use presumably for such things as various ceremonies, education, and gatherings.









With a number of drawings.











Drawings of animals and people.










Symbols that meant different things to different people.










When and who the drawings were done are not necessarily known.










The cliff were these ruins are. Note the black stains left by warming and cooking fire on the cliff walls.









Moving on in to Sedona this is on the GPS tour of the area.











Chapel of the Holy Cross. Built on top of a cliff over looking the Sedona area.










Rock formations called the Nuns keep a watch of the chapel.













Courthouse Rock









Bell Rock











The Cathedral














The Cathedral stands above Oak Creek.
















A place where many weddings take place. There were two the day we were there. Each with there Owen photographer.





To the right of the photographer and on the other side of the creek you can see two painters.
Although my photo is a little soft the painting I can see looks like the Cathedral.