traveled to sedona with family the last week of march and stayed in the cloud house on oak creek. gorgeous, relaxing, always great to get back to nature.
snowmelt from flagstaff helped the creek to swell and it was roaring at 1000 cubic ft/second the week before we got there...in the summer months it flows at around 30 cubic ft/second, so it was flowing really fast and the water level had risen substantially (about 2.5 ft higher than it normally sits)...couldn't drive across the creek to get to the house, so we had to use carts from the car and over the bridge to the house!
trees that were normally at the banks of the creek were taking a beating and trunks and branches littered the creek perpendicular to the flow...nothing stopped the forceful water from passing over/under/around any obstacles in its way...it was beautiful to watch and soothing to listen to day and night as it never ceased.
live fires and smoke out of the chimney, overnight snow, games, walks in the woods and by the creek, a visit to the old rainbow trout farm we went to as kids with my dad and grandpa, visits to town, cooking in the house, reading on the patio, collecting rocks and taking photos...
went to tlaquepaque and hadn't been there for a long time...great galleries, restaurants, architecture and landscaping...you can spend all day there just walking around.
ate at elote cafe and it was so flavorful we had to chow down there twice...crazy unique and extremely flavorful...highly recommend the cookbook you can get on their website (a great gift for any cook).
btw - my favorites from our gluttonous adventures:
Elote~ Fire roasted corn with spicy mayo, lime and cotija cheese
Smoked Chicken Enchiladas~ House smoked free range chicken, salsa verde and chipotle crema
Seafood Tacos~ Ancho glazed fish and shrimp, spicy cabbage, lime aoli and avocado
Quesadilla de Costilla~ Guajillo braised beef short ribs, Mexican cheese and quacamole
Tacos de Mole~ Braised free range chicken in a puebla style mole
Chile Relleno~ Vegetable picadillo, goat cheese and queso Oaxaca
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