Steve and I headed up to Cottonwood Thursday afternoon and set up camp at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Had dinner and a couple beers then turned in early for Friday's adventure. After eggs and grilled pork chops for breakfast we drove 20 minutes up the road to Sedona and entered Bell Rock Park. Most of the day was spent on the bikes. The Bell Rock Pathway is a rolling trail that heads west past Bell Rock towards Chappel of the Holy Cross. We turned off onto numerous singletrack trails and, even though we hiked the bikes in a few spots, the outback was spectacular. Following 4 plus hours on the bikes we devoured our lunch in the parking lot and headed across the street to Bike and Bean for a cup of java to go. Leaving Sedona we passed back through Cottonwood and headed up the mountain for another cup of joe in Jerome. The veiw accross the Verde Valley to the San Francisco Peaks was as brilliant as I've ever seen it. Back at camp we cooked up some garlic chicken, garlic fries and a salad. Another evening by the campfire and it was early to bed for some tired legs. Got up Saturday morning and had eggs and garlic chicken then packed up and headed back to the Valley of the Sun.
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