the view was amazing & the canyon is massive. on the way there i saw elk which was cool but later i even saw bighorn sheep and lots of ravens circling the area. very pretty, but also very scary to stand near the edge 😬 overall a great experience and i ❤️ nature 😊 i went to the south rim, near the geology center (go in there, the view is great, there's some scientific explanation stuff, and a little gift shop area). then you can walk up the path to take pictures at different points (lots of beautiful trees and bushes btw i thought it was rly going to be like a dry desert but the path to the canyon was a little green with decent shrubbery and the weather was pretty cool and shady which was great), then once you get to mather point, you can take some more pics and then head over to the main larger gift shop store. after browsing take the shuttle 🚌 back to the geology museum if you get tired of walking!

it's hot and dry in the summer. the highlight was probably going to the casino lol 🎰 we also went to a buffet i think it was at the atlantis hotel but the food options were pretty limited. but yea there really isn't too much to do there.

sedona was so pretty! i love the desert aesthetic in general, but the small town vibe paired with the red rocks was very new and charming and i loved exploring the area 🦎☀️!! the itinerary: day 1: we went to bell rock 🔔 didn't get too far it was really hot midday, took some photos then went to the chapel of the holy cross which also had great views. then went to tlaquepaque but got hungry so we got pizza at vespa italian cafe and the bruschetta + pizza + sandwiches were all very good!! and we ended it with dessert (basque cheesecake and lemon ice cream which were both decent!). day 2: we went to devil's bridge which was pretty scary but also very cool and then let me just say please stay safe and bring lots of water... for dinner we had mesa grill, which was really yummy! we got the lobster + steak, kale apple salad, fish and chips, a potato beef soup day 3: went to tlaquepaque again because we left early to grab lunch last time. so we explored more and bought some sedona themed art at creative gateways !! really pretty paintings jewelry and sculptures 🖼️ and then lunch was at a place i think called hiro's sushi and i ordered a chicken katsu plate with a california roll, and two shrimp tempura and it also came with my fav, miso soup 🥣 😊 for groceries we went to a whole foods in the town area to get some yogurt and apples, next to vespa pizza. unfortunately we didnt get to explore uptown but there's a lot of shops over there! i heard love gelato is great but i didnt get to try. also random fact, but theres a blue M logo mcdonalds in sedona (the only one in the world)! if you want to check it out bye for now sedona 🌵