Beautiful mountains around Sedona

Our pretty little site...

Tucson, AZ, to Sedona, AZ: Left this morning at 8:45. I started driving so decided to take scenic Rt. 79 instead of the highway. A really pretty drive through a desert valley with a huge diversity of desert plants and even some trees—well bushy trees anyway. Stark mountains on both sides. Stopped at a little rest area out in the middle of nowhere that had a monument to Tom Mix. He apparently died on that spot. Not sure how or why. I drove until Apache Junction and there was a restaurant there and I was able to pull into a church parking lot, so we stopped to eat. After that Mike drove. Truck still isn’t shifting right. And when we started going up into the mountains after going through Phoenix it started getting worse. We’re both very frustrated with what to do about the truck. There is a GMC dealer in Cottonwood, so I guess Mike will take it there tomorrow morning. What we saw of Sedona driving in was very pretty. This area is called the “red rock area” and indeed the red mountains are beautiful. The RV park we’re at is right on Oak Creek and is a pretty decent park—at least our site is pretty nice. Got set up and too frustrated and tired to do anything but heat up left-overs and relax. It’s in the low 80s here. Seems almost chilly.