I met Ryan at the Bagel shop in the morning to go over the tests. We reviewed the answers for the tests and also the PPG2 requirements. We lost one and half day to the weather and I'm suppose to make 25 flights before I go home. I haven't even soloed yet! We decided to see how it goes on Saturday and make a decision whether to extend my stay by at least one day. Since we can't fly in high winds, I decided to check out Red rock formations in Sedona and if possible pay a visit to Grand Canyon.
So, after the meeting around 9:30 a.m., I headed towards Sedona on I-17 north. I could see a snow capped mountain at a distance. On the way, stopped at the Montezuma Castle National Monument. It was interesting to see the cliff dwellings. Then drove on to Sedona. The red color mountains started showing up from the outskirts of Sedona. Looks like this town is surrounded by red rock formations. Stopped at several lookout points to take pictures. One peculiar thing I noticed in Sedona is, there are a lot of Tourism brochures on Psychic readings and some thing called Vortexes. The architecture of houses and shops in this town is very unique. They are pretty much camouflaged into the surrounding environment. A lot of them resemble cliff dwellings! It's a very small cute town. I liked it very much but, real estate here is not cheap for some reason. Where as in Phoenix houses are very affordable.
After lunch headed towards Grand Canyon via the Oak Creek Trail to Flagstaff, AZ. This was the most beautiful scenic route I have travelled in recent years. Snow started showing up on the ground elevations reaching 8000 ft. Also the views on Route 180 from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon were also mesmerizing. I took tons of photos while driving. Once they are uploaded to Picasaweb, I will post a link here.
I made it to the Grand Canyon South Rim just in time for the Sunset. The hue of evening Sun rays on red canyon walls is simply majestic. Took a few photos and headed back to Phoenix (3 hour drive) after dinner in a nearby town. Hopefully weather cooerates tomorrow and I will get to Solo!!
So, after the meeting around 9:30 a.m., I headed towards Sedona on I-17 north. I could see a snow capped mountain at a distance. On the way, stopped at the Montezuma Castle National Monument. It was interesting to see the cliff dwellings. Then drove on to Sedona. The red color mountains started showing up from the outskirts of Sedona. Looks like this town is surrounded by red rock formations. Stopped at several lookout points to take pictures. One peculiar thing I noticed in Sedona is, there are a lot of Tourism brochures on Psychic readings and some thing called Vortexes. The architecture of houses and shops in this town is very unique. They are pretty much camouflaged into the surrounding environment. A lot of them resemble cliff dwellings! It's a very small cute town. I liked it very much but, real estate here is not cheap for some reason. Where as in Phoenix houses are very affordable.
After lunch headed towards Grand Canyon via the Oak Creek Trail to Flagstaff, AZ. This was the most beautiful scenic route I have travelled in recent years. Snow started showing up on the ground elevations reaching 8000 ft. Also the views on Route 180 from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon were also mesmerizing. I took tons of photos while driving. Once they are uploaded to Picasaweb, I will post a link here.
I made it to the Grand Canyon South Rim just in time for the Sunset. The hue of evening Sun rays on red canyon walls is simply majestic. Took a few photos and headed back to Phoenix (3 hour drive) after dinner in a nearby town. Hopefully weather cooerates tomorrow and I will get to Solo!!
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