It turns out, only a few locals, us, and some guy from Goldman Sachs who had come to pray for the financial system at the energy vortex at Buddha Beach were there first thing in the morning.
Just kidding, there were a number of people meditating at Buddha Beach - a beautiful slab of red sandstone set next to bubbling Oak Creek with Cathedral Rock towering above. Here's how it looks with no one around - this picture taken at dusk when everyone else had left.
Now, during the day, there were quite a few folks either laying on the rocks, sitting in the lotus position chanting, or otherwise meditating in harmony with the energy vortex. Unfortunately for them, we had brought our own Energy Vortex...and our Energy Vortex was ready to grind some rails, skip some stones, and splash and scream in the freezing water.
He did meditate a little after taking a fall.
It was a fun day, more so because we don't live here, are staying well away from town, and leave tomorrow morning!
After wearing out Crescent Moon Recreation Area, we headed out of town for Montezuma Castle National Park. Montezuma Castle is the best-preserved American Indian cliff dwelling, dated at approximately 1,000 years old. The Sinagua people who built and lived in these cliff dwellings knew how to pick a great location.
These ruins are so unique in our experience, that I had to put the picture above with our son in it first to establish reality. Here's a close-up.
Since we had been talking about what the Sinagua farmed and hunted, it was only appropriate that I saw a bunch of wild Javelina crossing the road in front of me later in the day. I managed to get one clear shot of the last one as he scampered into the bush.
Finally, I ended up back at Crescent Moon Recreation Area for the sunset. Here are a few shots of Cathedral Rock as the day faded.
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