Chapter 18

Both Hawaii and Sedona are huge tourist attractions. Although Hawaii is more popular and has more visitors. Hawaii is a tourist attraction because it has the perception of being a tropical paradise. Sedona has many reasons it is a tourist attraction which are discussed in the previous posts. In Hawaii the increase in visitors resulted in economic growth on the mainland and the need for larger aircraft. In Sedona the increase in visitors has resulted in a major growth in tourism business's and economic growth. About four million visitors pass through Sedona each year.  In 2007 about 7.6 million visitors passed through the Hawaiian Islands.

Websites used:
http://sacredsites.com/americas/united_states/sedona_facts.html
http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/07/30/hawaii-fact-28-of-50-how-many-people-visit-hawaii-each-year/

Chapter 16

Another interesting attraction of Sedona is the beautiful Chapel of the Holy Cross. It is a Roman Catholic chapel built into Sedona's mesas. In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona. "The first conception came to Marguerite Bruswig Staude in 1932 in New York City while observing the newly constructed Empire State Building. When viewed from a certain angle a cross seemed to impose itself through the very core of the structure." "She traveled throughout Europe looking for the ideal location. She returned to the United States and while her and her husband Tony traveled through Sedona, she was struck by the beauty of the area and decided that this chapel should be built here."

Websites used:

https://www.chapeloftheholycross.com/store/shopcontent.asp?type=History 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_of_the_Holy_Cross 

Chapter 15

One of the similarities between California and Sedona is the climate. Both have hot summers and mild winters. Both are dry and have very little rain. Also they are both located on the Western part of the United States and both have some area also in the Empty Interior. Although Arizona is entirely inside the Empty Interior and California is only partly inside the Empty Interior. One of the big differences between Sedona and California is the ocean access. California is on the coast line so the population has easier access to the beach and ocean. Sedona and Arizona do not have that access. They have river beaches but not ocean beaches.

Chapter 14

Sedona is part of the Southwest Border Area. As discussed in the lecture there are American Indian Reservations in this area. One of the largest reservations is the Hopi reservation which is not very far from Sedona. From Sedona there are many tours that include the Hopi reservation. It is a 3 hour drive to get from Sedona to the Hopi reservation. The Hopi reservation has a total population of 6,946 and a density of 2.7/sq mi. The Hopi consider their life on the reservation an integral and critically sustaining part of the "fourth world." In particular the traditional clan residence, the spiritual life of the kivas on the mesa, and their dependence on corn.

For more information about the Hopi people and their reservation please visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_Reservation

Chapter 13

Sedona Arizona is located in the Empty Interior. Its low average population density is the key identifying feature of the region. The Empty interior stretches from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains westward to the Sierra Nevada of California, to the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest and into Alaska, is the largest area of sparse population in America. Sedona's landscape reflects the region's description very well;  one of the region's main physical geographic elements is its ruggedness. "Most of the mountains of the eastern United States appear rounded and molded; the ranges of the West present abrupt, almost vertical slopes, and the peaks frequently appear as jagged edges pointing skyward. This difference is due partly to age. Most of the western mountains, although by no means all of them, are substantially younger than the eastern ranges. Thus erosion, which results in an eventual smoothing of the land surface, has been active for a much shorter time." Any visitor can see the layers of erosion in the mountains. Here are some pictures showing the layers.

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-18.htm

Chapter 12

Sedona is located at (34.859897, -111.789199) in the Upper Sonoran Desert of northern Arizona. Sedona's  summers that are often described as being, "not as hot as Phoenix." Where Phoenix is known for its high temperatures ranging from a high of 66 degrees in December to a high of 106 degrees in July. "The famous red rocks of Sedona are formed by a layer of rock known as the Schnebly Hill Formation. The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone is thought to have been deposited during the Permian period."

Website used:

http://phoenix.about.com/od/weather/a/averagetemps.htm

Chapter 11

Another beautiful attraction of Sedona is the Slide Rock State Park. "Named after the famous “Slide Rock”, a favorite swimming spot of the Arizona desert-dwellers who flock to this water recreation area to escape the desert heat. As elevation falls, Slide Rock becomes a natural water chute as swimmers slide down the slick "water slide" for about a third of a mile and repeat the excitement over-and-over." Slide rock, a stretch of slippery creek bottom adjacent to the homestead, is a natural water park. This swim area is located on National Forest land. These areas been in many Hollywood movies such as "Broken Arrow" (1950) with James Stewart, "Drum Beat" (1954) with Alan Ladd and Charles Bronson, "Gun Fury" (1953) with Rock Hudson and Donna Reed, and a scene from "Angel and the Badman" (1946) with John Wayne.

Websites used:

http://www.dreamsedona.com/slide-rock-state-park.html

 http://azstateparks.com/parks/slro/index.html