When living a life that consists of driving spot to spot on the road, it is always good to find a place to check out for a bit and hide. Even better if its known for gorgeous scenery and legendary trails. After our Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crew visit to Phoenix, we choose to make Sedona, Arizona as the place to make our get-away.

Inga's smile reflects the general radness of the scenery just below Chicken Point

At the time we were still traveling with our sister Trail Care Crew Team (and friends) Kelly and Collins Bishop. We rolled into town early enough to get a ride in, and met up with bike avocate and former Trail Care Crewer Scott Linnenburger, who was in town visiting family. It was great to catch up with Scott, and get a guided tour of one of the many great Sedona trails.

Scott leads Collins and Kelly up the Bell Rock Pathway

There is something about Sedona, once you get away from the hordes of the tourists in town and on the first few miles of trail, that brings good energy to ones self. This is most likely attributed to the naturally occurring phenomenon known as energy vortexes. Believed to be spiritual locations conducive to meditation, healing, and prayer, the vortexes are also a draw from many new age types that come to the area to find balance. We didn’t actually travel to a vortex site, but we did feel a lot of really positive energy while in the area.

Sedona rocks. You'll hear that a lot when visiting.

Our days in Sedona frequently started with trips to the Sedona Bike and Bean. It’s one of the several great little bike shops found in the area. We may be a bit biased towards the guys since they hooked us up with coffee in the mornings, but they are great, and are a great resource in finding your way to the local trails.

During our stay in Sedona, we rode a number of classic trails including Broken Arrow, Llama, the Courthouse Butte Loop, and others. Most of the trails are easily accessible from town, but will require a Red Rock Parking Pass, which was fairly inexpensive at $5 a day or $15 for the week. The first mile or two of many of the trails are saturated with visitors, but once you’re a few miles out, you will have the trails mostly to yourself. Many of the trails are unsigned, so it is a good idea to pick up a map at one of the local shops.

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