Joyce was up early to visit the visitor’s center to talk about hikes. The tourist office lady recommended that the four start with Bell Rock to get acclimated.
Hard Hitting Reporter (HHR): Do you think there is a reason that the visitor center lady told you to go to Bell Rock first?
Joyce: No, I am sure that she could tell that we were experienced hikers.
Debbie: I think because that lady thought we would draw a big crowd when they saw how good we looked hiking.
HHR: What is Bell Rock?
Jerry: Well, Bell Rock is a popular landmark and tourist attraction. It has an elevation at its summit of 4,919 feet . It is a good beginner hike but we don’t hike like beginners.
Larry: The elevation of Houston is 105 feet so Debbie and I should have no problem hiking at nearly 5,000 feet. We won’t gasp or anything like that.
Joyce: Even more exciting is that some people claim Bell Rock is a vortex. A vortex is a place with a high concentration of spiritual energy.
HHR: Did any of you feel the vortex?
Larry: I think that Debbie did. She kept sitting down. I think that she must have been meditating.
Debbie: Yes, that is why I kept sitting down. I did read that the strongest vortex in Sedona is the post office parking lot. I don’t understand why we couldn’t have just sat in the car in the parking lot.
HHR: Where did you go after the hike?
Joyce: We went to the Holy Cross Chapel
Larry: It was a chapel way up a hill with switch backs and a hard climb.
Debbie: I was energized from the vortex and took off at a pretty fast clip leaving Larry and Joyce in the dust until I heard Joyce yelling my name.
HHR: Why was Joyce yelling at you?
Debbie: She and Larry were riding up to the chapel in a golf cart and let me jump on.
HHR: How did that happen.
Joyce: Well, they have a golf cart to give free rides to people full of vortex energy.
Larry: Yes, and we got a ride down also.
Debbie: I guess that vortex really works.
HHR: Where was Jerry?
Joyce: He was sitting in the car. He didn’t get the full vortex dose. We are going to take him to the post office parking lot soon.
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Guess where we are going? -
Bell Rock -
Bell Rock Path -
Joyce and Debbie on the trail -
Another view -
Is that Jerry? -
Those tiny people are Debbie & Joyce -
I feel the vortex -
Another view -
Scramble on the trail -
Why is Joyce sitting down? -
Holy Cross Chapel -
Courtesy Driver -
Larry who is that lady down there? -
We are happy because we rode the courtesy cart.
Vortex! That’s pretty exciting. I don’t think you’ve encountered one of those before on your many and varied adventures. I am eager to discover the change in your spiritual aura when you return to Houston and our 105 feet of elevation.
Well, we are pretty hopped up on the vortex energy. I am sure that you will be able to tell a difference.