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Cruising Arizona In May 2002, Ed and Liz got the heck out of Las Vegas and cruised over to Flagstaff, then down to Phoenix. All photos copyright © 2002, Ed Pastore.

On the way out of Vegas, a prickly pear cactus in full bloom. Nearly at Hoover Dam. See the power the lines? Beyond that wall ahead lies Arizona. At Walnut Canyon, home of 800 year old cliff dwellings. How many can you see? Steep canyons all around, with... ...these dwellings dug into the walls Yeah, down in there! This was the local lizard there... ...and a local bird... ...and these flowers were there... ...and these cacti were bloomin' everywhere. Another Walnut Canyon lizard. Another view on Walnut Canyon cliff dwellings. At Sunset Crater National Monument... ...which seems REALLY out there... But people lived around there... ...though their places aren't holding up... The lizards still live there... and big guys like this barely even run. Sorry about the road. See it while it lasts. In Flagstaff, learning to use the camera, this guy volunteered. In Sedona, the local lizard. Looking up to "a vortex" in Sedona. Local New Agers think they're super-charged. Everything is twisted in "vortexes" (yes, that's what they call 'em). And these flowers bloom there. Everywhere you look in Sedona is a great view (Notice the resort in the valley?) The view out from that vortex. Another local lizard... ...and his cousin. This guy was just hangin' in the road. In another part of Sedona. ...where sunset was breathtaking... ... On the way out, Sedona says goodbye.