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A Dude In The Desert
Posted by Simple Dude | Posted in Vacation | Posted on 25-03-2012
As anyone who casually reads the babbling nonsense I put out here each week knows, I was on vacation a couple weeks ago. My Lady Friend and I went to Arizona to visit my parents who are retired and spend their winters down there. As any smart retired Minnesotan should do.
While we were there we took a drive up to Sedona, AZ for a couple days and it just reaffirmed my opinion that the red rock area up there is among the most beautiful parts of our entire country. We’re into the whole outdoors, hiking thing and that part of the world offers almost unlimited opportunities.
Like any good blogger, I snapped some photos to share with you. You can click on them to see bigger images.
Like this one…
This is just outside Sedona, about three miles from the nearest road.
And then this one….
Crazy purple cactus. Must be a Prince fan.
In Sedona we saw this weird thing outside of a gift shop..
I don't know what the hell this, but it kind of scares me.
After we got back to the Phoenix area we did one last hike up into the White Tank mountains just west of town. This next one is looking down at the valley Phoenix sits in from about halfway up the mountains. I was getting pretty sunburned so we had to turn around and head back down.
Yeah, I’m a pale dude.
All the smog in Phoenix makes the valley look like a Pink Floyd concert.
And on our last day in the Valley of the Sun we made a stop at good old McDonald’s and got one of my favorite seasonal foods… the Shamrock Shake. They always come out around St. Patrick’s Day for some reason.
I guess being green is the only connection, as I doubt there is anything Irish about it…. mainly because it’s non alcoholic. ‘Cause you know Irish people… they like their booze!
Ohhh... what cold minty goodness!!
You could say it was a Desert Dessert. Yeah, I know that was lame. You can give me shit for that one.
Mix in some golfing and beer drinking and that’s pretty much the extent of my vacation. So yeah… have a good Sunday!
SD
These pictures are gorgeous!! And clearly that’s a picture of a cactus. Glad you had a great vacation!
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@9:31 am
I’ve heard some mint schnapps or other alcohol really enhanced those shamrock shakes. I’m Irish so I can always think of booze to add to shit and make them better…since we all know alcohol makes everything taste better. Strange that I’ve never had one. Anywho….amazing pictures! I’m insanely jealous.
PS…that cactus/owl/sculpture was most definitely scary.
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@10:05 am
Is that supposed to be a monkey trapped in that weird cactus? That’s some weird shit.
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@10:57 am
Nice shots SD. I too enjoy a walk into the wilderness. Glad you had fun. Hopefully my post was epically popular (as the other one I posted on my site same day was.) you were right in your book about Guest posting. Thanks again.
WG
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@12:14 pm
I agree with you. Sedona is amazingly beautiful. It is really hard to describe how gorgeous the red rocks are. It looks like you had a great vacation … So glad.
, Susan
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@12:42 pm
Very nice photos SD! I do believe that is supposed to be an owl in the cactus but I could be wrong
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Glad that you had such a great vacation in such a beautiful place!
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@1:17 pm
A little Bailey’s would make that Shamrock Shake better…
Or Jameson. Either way.
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@1:21 pm
That cactus thing looks pretty horror movie. Like maybe you bought something from that store that you fell in love with but the owner didn’t really want to sell you and then the next night you find the cactus monster lurking over your bed with it’s cold dead eyes. Yeah.
Good thing you already left the state huh?
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@2:09 pm
Sedona here I come!
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@2:26 pm
I don’t think Macdonalds here has Shamrock Shakes, what wonderful photos you added here never been to Arizona or for that matter anywhere in the USA hope you had a great holiday. I wish I could go on a holiday but hubby always has some excuse like lack of money…………lol that said we had some of the best holidays when we had no money but he says now days he worries about not having money and wants to have a bit before we go away but it is still so bloody annoying. He got to go away overnight but not me and he said he would be will be willing pay for me to go away until he found out how much it would cost then he changed his mind.
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Posted on: Mar/25/2012@4:44 pm
Totally agree about Sedona…and it’s a “vortex” of spiritual activity to boot!
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Posted on: Mar/26/2012@1:05 am
I was in Sedona two years ago and I fell in love with the place. It was really great to explore the area or to go camping.
Posted on: Mar/26/2012@4:24 am
SD you went all the way to Sedona and not one word about the mystical vortexes. My sis lives in Phoenix we too took a trip to Sedona when I visited. It is a Beautiful area.
Posted on: Mar/26/2012@6:39 pm
Mmmm Shamrock Shakes. So sad it is over… they always are the beginning anticipation for my favorite holiday, much like Christmas music on the radio before Christmas.
Posted on: Mar/26/2012@6:41 pm
Very nice photos there, makes me want to take a trip to AZ one day myself
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