Sedona

Short Rest: Sedona

4/4-9/2023

Hit Die: 2d10

When Jake and I pulled into the Sedona area and saw the LA-esque mob of cars and people, we found out too late in the game that April is prime tourist season. Oops.

Sedona. The amber ale, obv. The cool, popular, super attractive kid in class that also is nice to everyone. I wanted to despise Sedona. I mean, we left the crowds, the lines, the traffic back in LA. I couldn’t, I was incapable of anything besides crushin’ so hard on Sedona. Despite the dispersed camping meant being five feet from your neighbor and driving to and from town every. single. day., and don’t get me started on the prices of some stuff.

Sedona was gorgeous, Leinie-friendly and had more trails within easy access of any part of town. And the fellow trail peeps that were five feet from us, super chill and cool people, if a bit weird. While some trails were very, very busy (devil’s bridge, I’m looking at you), others were so quiet I thought I had gotten off trail.

Trail doggo and his human in their natural habitat

It is also home to the absolutely coolest dog park I or Leinie have ever experienced. There were four sections all interaccessible. A small and a large normal-type areas and then two hiking/elevation areas for both sizes. Leinie loved it.

As the weekend approached, rumors spread of it getting even busier. Jake and I couldn’t find any place to shower and we were quickly running out of clean clothes. The choice was made for us to continue on after four days of crushin’ on the popular kid.