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Limitless adventures await the tourist in the Verde Valley . Nowhere else in Arizona will you experience the wide range of activities and experiences found here.
The Verde Valley is a magnificent place to visit if you love the wilderness and mountains. The Valley is a four-seasons playground for everyone - for history, geology, archaeology, art and sports buffs, and especially for curious, outdoor enthusiasts who love spectacular scenery. Take a deep breath to take it all in, all the relaxation! But wait,! The Verde Valley is more than relaxation, it's about the adventurous as well! Bird watch, visit shopping villages, see art museums, hike, golf, go to a wildlife park, eat native foods, and many more! The possibilities are endless at the most beautiful and mystical place in America .
Sedona’s Red Rock Country is situated in a unique geological area that has mesmerized tourists for decades. Indeed, this picturesque city is surrounded by beloved red-rock monoliths named Coffeepot, Cathedral and Bell , even Snoopy because their massive shapes resemble these distinctive objects. Also, the site of this memorable city marks the mouth of unbelievably beautiful Oak Creek Canyon , a breathtaking chasm that even today, is wildly wonderful.
Despite this land's myriad geological features, however, many tourists relate Sedona's exceptional charm to the fact that visitors conveniently can spend a day hiking, horseback riding, or bouncing in a Jeep on trails and dirt roads that crisscross this area, and then enjoy the comfort of deluxe hotels, country inns and prestigious resorts at night. Indeed, this is the paradox and enchantment of Sedona: luxurious resorts and bed and breakfasts, unique shops, impressive art galleries and fine restaurants nestled in an unusually rugged canyon surrounded by an expansive national forest.
You can explore some of the Verde Valley by train. The Verde Canyon Railroad is often referred to as the finest train ride in Arizona . Explore some of the remote wilderness of the Verde Canyon , located west of Sedona and below Jerome, is renowned for its towering red rock pinnacles and clean, green waters.
The train rolls past Indian ruins, through a 680-foot man-made tunnel, over old-fashioned trestles and under clear azure skies. This picturesque setting is further enhanced by the variety of indigenous flora and fauna and the many migrating
waterfowl. Over thirty bald and golden eagles winter in this riparian respite each year.
Passengers enjoy this four-hour scenic train ride in first-class style aboard renovated passenger coaches and open-air viewing cars pulled by vintage locomotives. A ride on Verde Canyon Railroad's historic route from Clarkdale to the ghost ranch of Perkinsville and back into Arizona 's other grand canyon is an unforgettable experience.
Montezuma Castle is another must see site in our Valley. Nestled into a limestone recess high above the flood plain of Beaver Creek in the Verde Valley , stands one of the best preserved and most easily accessible cliff ruins in North America . This 5-story, 20-room cliff dwelling served as a "high-rise apartment building" for prehistoric Sinagua Indians more than 600 years ago. Early settlers to the area assumed that the imposing structure was connected to the Aztec emperor Montezuma, but this "castle" was abandoned almost a century before Montezuma was born.
These are just a few of the many reasons to want to visit The Verde Valley.
For more information about the Verde Canyon Railroad, Montezuma Castle , Sedona, Cottonwood , Jerome, and many other great places to visit you’ll find it all and more at http://www.verdevalleyonline.org/Tourist-information.html
Great article. Sounds like a place I'd love--anything to do with archaeology, Indian ruins, etc. We spend most of our vacation traveling to placing like this and loving it. Thanks for sharing.
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