August 13th: We left Truth or Consequences via a lovely blue highway that took us by several sites not seen from the interstate:
The Very Large Array (VLA) -- one of the world's premier radio observatories. As the girls observed, it looks like a scene from Star Wars to see these Very Large satellite dishes popping out of the landscape.
Pie Town -- A very small town, but great pie and hospitality greets all travelers. They encourage you to write in their log, which has been kept for 20 years.
Route 66 -- You travel along a small portion of the classic highway, including passing by a site the girls recognized from the movie, "Cars" -- the wigwam motel.
Then it was the scenic drive down Oak Creek Canyon that opens up to the magical red rocks of Sedona.
We hiked on two beautiful trails just moments from Grandma's condo in Sedona. Another highlight was going to Slide Rock, in Oak Creek Canyon, where you go down natural "slides" in the creek. There are also fun places to cliff jump into the refreshing creek.
Then it was time to pack our bags again and head toward Las Vegas. We stopped to marvel at the Hoover Dam, but not for long as the temperature was 111 degrees!
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