Slide Rock State Park and Sedona, Arizona

     Slide Rock State Park is located in Oak Creek Canyon and was originally Frank L. Pendley's homestead and apple orchard.  Pendley visited the area in 1907.  By 1910, he figured out how to establish an irrigation system, so he acquired the land under the Homestead Act.  By 1912, he established his first orchard.  The present day park is named after the slippery bottomed creek that runs through the property.  The Slide is an 80 foot shoot that is worn into the sandstone.  It sounds like the water slide at the shore, doesn't it?

The area with white water is The Slide.

The water must have been cold - not too many people got in.  I had to get close to the edge to get these shots.  Mike backed away from me "because they blame the husband first."

Frank Pendley's home.

What remains of one of the tourist cabins Frank Pendley built in 1933.  By that time, Oak Creek Canyon was accessible by roadway, and the area was popular with tourists.

Packing house and some old farm equipment.

Mike checking out some antiques in front of one of the old orchards.

Some fruit going to waste.  The public is invited to pick apples for reasonable prices.

The town of Sedona is so red.  The concrete used to make the sidewalks and curbs is dyed pinky-red.  These musical instruments were donated by Freenotes Harmony Park.   They sound really nice, even when the players are not very talented! 

Even the shirts in Sedona are red.