{"id":2511,"date":"2023-11-27T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:12:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:12:44","slug":"arizona-adventures-sedona-grand-canyon-saguaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2511","title":{"rendered":"Arizona adventures &#8211; Sedona, Grand Canyon, Saguaro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m sort of in love with Arizona.  We were staying in the Verde Valley, which is an agricultural region that specializes in wine.  We were about 15 minutes from Sedona and 30 minutes from Jerome.  We visited Prescott (pronounced Press kit), which is one of the fastest growing cities in America.  We saw elk and rainbows at the Grand Canyon.  We wandered the Sonoran desert amongst the saguaro and creosote.  I&#8217;m sorry there aren&#8217;t as many pictures as I usually post, but I&#8217;m nursing an injured ankle and I didn&#8217;t take as many pictures as I usually do.  Also, I am realizing more and more that cameras just don&#8217;t capture things the way I want.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2496\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0760-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A view from Jerome.  Neat little town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2500\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0756-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some band&#8217;s winery in Jerome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2505\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0812-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sedona fountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2506\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0816-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yard art in Sedona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2507\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0820-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apache gas station.  It was 0.50 cheaper than everything else nearby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2504\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0808-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grand Canyon.  Pretty Grand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2503\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0782-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I wish I had a hang glider.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2502\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-768x1706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0798-scaled.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I risked my life for this picture.  You&#8217;re welcome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" data-id=\"2509\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0779-2048x1221.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2497\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0840-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saguaro NP.  Turns out I&#8217;m into deserts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2499\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0833-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Went through my shoe into my foot.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2510\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0838-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is a fishhook barrel cactus. Funky. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2508\"  src=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wherey.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0831-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sonoran sunset. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sort of in love with Arizona. We were staying in the Verde Valley, which is an agricultural region that specializes in wine. We were about 15 minutes from Sedona and 30 minutes from Jerome. We visited Prescott (pronounced Press kit), which is one of the fastest growing cities in America. We saw elk and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wherey.at\/?p=2511\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Arizona adventures &#8211; Sedona, Grand Canyon, Saguaro&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[68,1],"tags":[70,69,71],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2511"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions\/2514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wherey.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}