West Trip - Day 5

Location start/finish: Sedona
Activities: hike, swim, sight-see, shop

After much driving, it was nice to wake up and not have any lengthy car time ahead of us. Lehr booked a Bed-n-Breakfast for us in Sedona which turned out to be the most amazing grounds ever.

They had about 20 rooms, which were more like small apartments.

Right outside of our door was a few meandering pathways to chairs and daybeds and hammocks and then on to the pool.

It was all very awesomely southwest in decor, and of course the backdrop was red rocks everywhere.

We started the morning with breakfast on the grounds: savory waffles with eggs. (This made the top 3 meals list for Lehr and I.) From there we drove a short way to hike Cathedral Rock.

We didn't end up getting to the very top, but Ruby made it the whole way to our top destination on her own two feet.

Nothing like gummy fruit snacks to keep you motivated!

From there we went 'in town' to grab some lunch and spend some time exploring the downtown area. More shopping for the kids, because they loved checking out all of the shops.

It was here that we settled up with the kids from our corn hole game the day before. (Losers - us - bought ice cream.)

Around 3PM we decided to grab a quick change of clothes and hit Sliding Rock before it cooled down too much. We'd heard such great things about it, and we could see why. The best way to describe it is like a natural waterpark.

Pools of water everywhere, blended together with natural rock slides. Honestly though, we barely went in because the water was FREEZING. Before we left, Eli and Lehr did the 'big jump' from a high rock into the one deep section. The girls and I watched - I was happy to stay warm on the side with Ruby.

We drove back and changed with the intention of grabbing a low-key dinner outside somewhere. I maintain that I was led astray by Yelp and a few other reputable sources to believe that my choice would be laid back. While the dinner (and scenery) was amazing, it was pricier and fancier than expected. We jokingly refer to it as our 'accidental fancy dinner'.

Once home, I got Ruby to bed and the big kids went with Lehr to the pool.