Huge agate logs, and a multicolored moonscape of desert. My final night in the wilds was spent in the Sedona area. Sedona is famous for it's red rock formations and red dirt. It's also somewhat of a new age mecca as the geology is such that the earth's magnetic field is one of the strongest on earth, creating what is known as energy vortexes. The sites where the vortexes occur are reputedly a portal to the other dimensions.
People come to commune with spirits and aliens and reconnect with a past life.
I hiked into a spot called Secret Canyon , not far from a better known spot, Vultee Arch . I crossed Dry Creek, which came up to my knees with snow melt from the higher elevations. No mystical experiences here, unless you count my backpacking stove spontaneously combusting. So I treated myself to a small campfire on my final night under the Arizona stars. Click here for a few good starting points.