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Arizona, none moreso than the spectacular backdrop of panoramic beauty surrounding the desert community of Sedona. Exotic destinations inspire the creative spirit.

As an adult I marveled at the discovery of magic destinations like Sedona that bring life to past dreams. And I read everything I could find about locations with picturesque settings, as a child I dreamed of-travel to far away-places.

The enchanting mountain scenery glowed from afar as cowboy heroes on horseback rode off into the sunset. Movie-makers discovered the all-encompassing spectacle of the Sedona desert, when actors like John Wayne and other western stars ruled the silver screens in theatres across the country, years earlier. Seeing the red-orange rock formations set against cloudless blue skies was like visiting the set of an unforgettable movie. In the early 1990s we made our first trip to Sedona's glorious Red Rock country.

Others line highways 179 and 89A; quite a few are located in Tlaquepaque. Giving rise to an extraordinary number of galleries, hundreds of artists came to work and live in Sedona. They came in droves to look and liked what they saw so much they stayed. Artists were not far behind the movie-makers in discovering the enchanting Sedona landscape.

And other New Age items, books, many of the retail businesses sell art as well as crystals. Visitors can find bronze sculptures depicting eagles looking especially realistic against a backdrop of picturesque red rocks, throughout Sedona. Some of the most colorful and impressive pieces were painted by an eight-year old girl, in one gallery. The dozens of art galleries located in the area offer work by artists who create in a variety of styles. Sedona has remained a haven for artists and for New Age followers, even with all the changing landscapes and the widening of the roadways.

And to hear the Indian voices caught up in the wind, to recharge crystals, the New Agers came to meditate. Four energy vortex sites were attracting a growing New Age movement to Sedona. Others paused to take pictures. Some of them chanting softly into-the quiet calm of the vortex sites, we watched from a distance as other people wandered by. We discovered some of the man-made medicine wheels I'd read about, during our times in Sedona. A dramatic rock formation was always visible in the background, along dusty trails in the wilderness to the sites of new hotels and resorts. Every place we went we found incredible photo opportunities, on our first and on our subsequent visits.

A glowing blue light was said to sometimes outline Bell Rock, at night. Hundreds of flying saucer sightings were reported each year, in the late twentieth century. During one of our visits we went several nights to take a look, although we did not view the flying saucers others have claimed to see over Bell Rock. Being in the midst of the vortexes and on the sacred land was a spiritual experience. Courthouse Rock and-other wondrous configurations-rose high against a clear blue background creating magical photo opportunities, cathedral Rock, the incredible rock formations-of-Bell Rock.

Our daredevil guide posed for photographs straddling the chasm, before we left. We discovered Devil's Bridge near Chimney Rock and Coffee Pot Rock, on a jeep ride through the Red Rock country wilderness.

But it has. It doesn't seem quite right for a place as unique and picturesque as Sedona to change. And the special little restaurant with the stained glass window depicting Bell Rock is gone, a shopping mall has grown up near by. We were disappointed to see that the community has crept ever closer to magnificent Bell Rock, in our most recent trip to Sedona.

Childhood dreams can become a reality in a beautiful and tranquil desert community. Sedona remains an exotic destination where writers and artists have come to congregate, even so.

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