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Sedona,
Arizona
"The Red Rock
City"
 Located at the base of Oak Creek
Canyon Sedona is renowned for its stunning red buttes and monoliths,
as well as its surrounding lush forests. Sedona is located in both Coconino and
Yavapai Counties and is completely surrounded by the Coconino National
Forest.
Sedona has become a
center for traditional and contemporary arts and offers a variety of galleries,
boutiques and specialty shops. It is an upscale retirement and tourism
community, because it is the jumping off place for tours of the Red Rocks
region.
Sedona began as a
small, remote ranching and farming settlement in 1876 when the first permanent
settler, John James Thompson, squatted in Oak Creek Canyon. By 1902, 20
families lived in the settlement and a postal station was petitioned for by
Theodore Schnelbly. The petition was granted and Schnelbly named the new post
office in honor of his wife, Sedona. The remote agricultural community was
well-know for the quality of its fruit, especially the abundant apple orchards.
But as the scenic wonders and sites of Sedona became known, tourism surpassed
agriculture in economic importance. .
In 1950, surrealist
painter Max Ernst moved to Sedona, and other famous artists followed. Many
artists have been attracted to Sedona and its rugged beauty which is said to
enhance their creativity. Over the years, an artist colony has developed in
Sedona and many of the artists sell their work in local galleries and shops. It
may have been more than the scenic red rocks that stimulated the creativity of
artists. It is believed by many people that the region of Sedona contains a
concentration of vortexes which are spots that release psychic energy or power
from the Earth. The four local points which are considered to be energy
vortexes are Bell Rock, Table Top Mountain, Cathedral Rock and Boynton
Canyon.
Sedona is located in
northern Arizona only 130 miles from Phoenix, 40 miles from Flagstaff, 20 miles
from Jerome, 60 miles from
Prescott, 20
miles from Camp
Verde, 16 miles from
Cottonwood
and about 20 miles from
Clarkdale.
You can even make a day trip to the
Grand Canyon from
here.
Once in Sedona, there
are many things to see and do. Why not check out the many unique
shops in Jerome, or relax and have a bit to
eat at one of our many restaurants, listen to
some great music, explore the red rocks, hike, swim or just relax .
Once you have spent
enough time shopping and relaxing in Sedona, why not check out one of the
communities close to us to see what they have to offer. There is just about
everything one could desire in the vicinity of Sedona, Arizona.
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