After a comfortable night in Flagstaff, we made the final day of our journey home, January 25 (one month to the day, after our departure) down the winding road that takes you through Sedona and the red rock cliffs of Oak Creek Canyon. The town was thronged with tourists on this sunny and mild winter day. We didn't stop but enjoyed the views and the obvious changes (growth!) in the area since our time there some 20+ yrs ago. We drove on down through Cottonwood (also much changed - so many new developments and increased population!) up Mingus mountain through the historic mining town of Jerome, finally stopping for lunch at the town square in Prescott.

While Linda examined wares in one of the nearby gift shops I walked about the old County court house and stopped to take a picture of the bronze statue of Arizona's famous member of the Rough Riders, Bucky O'Neill. He supposedly made that historic ride up San Juan Hill with his leader Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.