It’s been nearly three weeks since I last posted pictures from our trip to Arizona, and finally today I give you the last installment.  On our second day in Sedona we took a ride with the Pink Jeep Tours along the Broken Arrow trail.  Our group of five was assigned to a jeep, we hopped in and the driver/tour guide started the two-hour tour.  We stopped a little down the road to pick up two others who would be joining us on the adventure.  After driving on the roads for a few minutes, we quickly hit the trail.  At first it was a little bumpy but didn’t seem too bad.  Eventually that thought would change as we went over steep, bumpy, and twisting terrain.

We stopped at Submarine Rock for our first picture opportunity and history lessons.  Later we drove out toward Chicken Point, with great views of the Two Sisters rock formations.  Along with the great scenery, the off-roading was a blast.  The super steep “Road of no Return” was especially fun toward the end of the ride.  This tour is a bit expensive, but I’d say it’s worth every penny and definitely highly recommended.

After the tour, we loaded into our own car and started the drive back to Phoenix.  We took a scenic route rather than taking I-17 back.  Our route followed AZ-89A through Cottonwood and Jerome, eventually taking us to AZ-89 and Prescott.  This part of the drive was very scenic, as Jerome sits high on Cleopatra Hill.  We stopped in Jerome briefly, but there isn’t much to see in the Ghost Town other than the wonderful views.  Once in Prescott we stopped for lunch at, you guess it, Prescott Brewing Company.  I don’t remember much about their beers, but the food was great.

After lunch we continued on AZ-89 and eventually found our way to US-60.  This section of the drive was not nearly as scenic, but slowly the large Saguaro cactus started appearing more frequently.  This took us all the way back to Phoenix, approaching from the northwest.  We headed across town and made our way to the Arizona Grand Resort, our final destination of the trip.  We didn’t do much else for the short remainder of our trip besides hanging at the tiki bar, lounging in the lazy river, and wishing we had time to sneak in a round of golf.  Oh well, next time.

Pictures from this last full day in Arizona are below.  It was a wonderful trip.

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