Joy and tour guide, Richie.
A Day in the West Jeep Tour (June 15, 2016) Images by kenne
During our recent brief stay in Sedona, Jill, James, Joy and I went on a two hour jeep tour behind Thunder Mountain. I used James as an excuse to finally get Joy out on a back-country jeep tour. Considering that Joy was still recovering from surgery, she did quite well.
— kenne
Panorama Taken On Jeep Tour by kenne
Sedona Moonscape — Grunge Art by kenne
— kenne
One of the Tlaquepaque Count Yards In The Late Afternoon, Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts in Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
So hear the tones of cedar flow,
Reminding us from place afar,
A gift of art from Navaho,
a sea of sound — a reservoir.
The breathy notes pushed from the wood
with airy tones in triple trill,
is calling us to brotherhood
that bathes the heart when all is still.
Listen as it calls the eagle,
the bear, the deer and buffalo,
brothers of the kingdoms regal,
sister spirits of long ago.
These ancient sounds from wooden voice,
in sentient wait below the bark,
now sing in beauty to rejoice —
returning song to Meadowlark.
— from The Diné by Rolland G. Smith
Chapel at Tlaquepaque in Sedona, Arizona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
The Chapel at Tlaquepaque is located in the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village along the tree-lined Oak Creek. The chapel is designed after some Mexican haciendas that provided a private chapel for a visiting priests could offer mass and other services.
Five in the Afternoon
— Federico Garcia Lorca
Hot Air Balloons Over a Sedona Morning (June 15, 2016) — Images by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (April 27, 2013) — Image by kenne
Year of Mercy, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
Photographer, James, Captures the Moment at the Chapel of the Holy Cross (June 14, 2016) — Image by kenne
View South from Mini Masa Vortex at Sunrise (June 15, 2016) — Image by kenne
— kenne (5-7-5)
Sedona Vortex Morning (June 15, 2016) — Images by kenne
Birds singing
Sedona daylight
Coffee at Starbucks
On the path
Twisted juniper trees
Mini masa vortex
Feeling the energy
Intensifying the moment.
— kenne
Sedona Sunrise Panorama (June 15, 2016) — iPhone image by kenne
This panorama was taken atop airport rock, one of four main vortexes located in Sedona. It’s just a short walk up from the road leading to the airport.
On this particular morning, I was there at 5:30am MST. Although I captured several images with my Nikon cameras, this is a panorama taken with my iPhone 6. The energy I was able to take in yesterday morning is still with me.
I spent about an hour on the rock. The man standing panorama right was there when I arrived and still standing when I left. You don’t have to be at one of the four main vortexes to feel the energy found in the Sedona community. Still, many people visiting Sedona are not able to ride the vortex path — some are energy receptacles, some are not.
— kenne
Sedona Red Rock Scenic Byway (June 14, 2016)– iPhone Image by kenne
Sedona Sunrise — Image by kenne
Notes On A Sedona Morning
After mornings of hiking,
sitting on the big rock summit–
sun in my face, I find myself
drinking coffee on the
Wildflower Bread Company patio
surrounded by red rock towers,
ants at my feet and
young women taking selfies.
I like solitude, but
sometimes it’s nice
to be alone in the
middle of humanity —
a prisoner of my condition.
Sorry, no pictures of food.
My cup of coffee
not worth posting.
Maybe the plus-size women
eating big puffy bread
potato-egg sandwiches
wouldn’t mind if I take a picture of
their breakfast, but
I’m not going to ask –
something tells me
they weren’t up at 5:00am hiking.
The conversation turned to
what to eat for lunch . . .
— kenne
There’s a lot of cicada noise In Sedona. — Image by kenne
— kenne
Many Selfies Were Being Taken at the Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village in Sedona
— iPhone images by kenne
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Sedona Panorama from the Airport Loop Trail (June 13, 2015) — Image by kenne
On my recent trip to Sedona I was using both my D200 and D800 Nikons. I had a 12-28 Nikon DX lens on the D200. The above panorama was created by merging two 28mm, f/18, 1/60, ISO 100 images in Photoshop.
I have had the D200, which has a 10.2-MP CCD image sensor, for ten years and it continues to be a real workhorse. Usually, when hiking I carry one camera, the D800 with a 28-300 zoom lens. Because of the variety of views on this trail, I carried both cameras, which allowed me to capture this panorama image — thanks to Photoshop.
kenne
West Sedona Panorama Nikon D200 12mm Lens f/9 1/320 ISO 100 (June 13, 2015)
West Sedona Panorama Nikon D800 28 mm Lens f/22 1/160 ISO 200 (June 13, 2015)
— Images by kenne
