Thanks for the input JerryFF & FlyinMike.

I'm into photography ( all of Arizona obviously qualifies in that regard ) and I love to simply get out and grab shots of what ever strikes me as we plug along.

I see that Jerome is in the direction of Cottonwood. What sort of things do Jerome & environs have to see and what other stops might there be along the way? We'd be coming down from Flagstaff and could do some sort of a loop drive for the day. Looking at the map it looks like we'd come down 89A ending up in Jerome at some point in time. Is it best to continue to Prescott, or turn north from Jerome in the direction of Williams and then Flagstaff?

I make it out here a couple of times a year, so I'm not necessarily out to cover huge chunks of territory as much as I am to bite off pieces of things and to come back again to explore some more. So we're flexible folks who can spend time as required in a place knowing that we'll be back again.

Walnut Canyon & Wupatki have also been on my list of things not yet gotten to. I guess that temperatures might be one factor in deciding which direction to go this trip.

I do want to get a couple of hikes in Sedona since my wife has not been here before. We've got four full days as well as our arrival day in PHX ( getting in @ 9AM ). I plan I stopping in Sedona that afternoon and just poking around the town. I've always eschewed the tourist section and headed out to the trails. But this could be the day to kick back and do just that before heading up to Flagstaff and our hotel.

Any restaurant suggestions for Sedona or Flagstaff? We both want a nice Mexican place to eat. We could avoid that usual hamburger stop on the drive up from PHX and do lunch in Sedona.

Looks like the weather is a bit unsettled the next day or two and the rest of the week will be fine. Also, I know that AZ does not move its clock, but what's the AZ time difference relative to the east this time of year?

We're getting psyched!

Barry