Huge phallic rocks, fertility gods, castles, and vortices. Love, Sedona.

How can you not love a town with castles, energy vortexes, fertility deities, and huge phallic rocks?!

Sedona, Arizona has everything a traveler could want. Well, travelers who like men.

Ahem.

Shall we start with the spiritual stuff, and work our way down? Err, I mean south. Wait, scratch that. NO, NO, don’t scratch that!

Moving on…

Energy Vortexes

Sedona, in case you’ve never been, is known for its spiritual and metaphysical community. The town has four energy vortexes, places where you are likely to feel energy coming up from the earth.

Whether it was the suggestion of such or an actual spiritual experience, my friend (the one I connected with while standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona), and I both “felt” something. (Now, now. Remember we’re talking about the spiritual stuff here.)

This is a view of Sedona from the top of the Airport Rd Vortex.

Me: I felt it, did you? Him: *dirty laugh* I felt a lot of things.

Kokopelli, the Fertility God

Every where I looked there were tributes to Kokopelli, the fertility deity. Although, none I saw were depicted with the large phallus as mentioned in Wikipedia. Too bad.

And the World’s Largest Kokopelli is in Camp Verde, Arizona where he watches over cars in a parking lot. Seems a bit undignified for a fertility deity, don’t you think?

World’s Largest Kokopelli in Camp Verde, Arizona. It’s probably a good thing this one doesn’t have his large phallus showing.

Montezuma’s Castle. Or Not.

Montezuma Castle National Monument is in Cape Verde, Arizona. It appears I have a castle theme going on. But unlike my recent visit to a castle, no one was still living in Montezuma’s Castle. And this one was built around 800 years ago in 1200 AD. (Thanks to Tom G at 20 Prospect for the suggestion!)

Montezuma's Castle. Montezuma Castle National Park in Arizona.

Montezuma Castle National Park. At 100 feet above the ground, it’s a bit high up for this gal.

The castle is misnamed – Montezuma was never there. Huh? No Montezuma at the castle named after him, and Christopher Columbus is now known as a bad guy. Is it just me, or does American history seem to be flaky?

It housed 35 people. The whole site was mysteriously abandoned by 1400 AD.

Wacky Rock Formations

Sedona is big on rocks. And they have some big ones. Ahem.

They also like to name them. Below are just a few…

Snoopy Rock. Snoopy, laying on his back, with Woodstock on his nose.

Coffee Pot Rock. Old-fashioned percolator style.

Known as Penis or Cock Rock, but I call it the Flaccid Phallus. I can’t top that. Flaccid or not. Uh, yeah.

Next up I get my kicks on The Birthplace of Route 66, eat food at The Roadkill Cafe, and have a look in Pandora’s Box in the men’s room.

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bluzdude on October 25, 2011 at 10:47 am said:

Sorry… I am now scratching ‘that.’ Don’t blame me for the undue influence of the Power of Suggestion.

Apparently, Montezuma’s Revenge was that he made people build him a castle in the middle of a rock wall and then never showed up.

Not often that a Flaccid Phallus is rock hard. Must have happened when you walked by. ;o)
- Kernut on October 25, 2011 at 11:51 am said:
  
  ‘Not often that a Flaccid Phallus is rock hard.’ LMAO! Damn, I wish I’d thought of that line.
  
  Thank you for the compliment. 🙂 Not sure if I can be responsible for the hardness of the flaccid phallus since I don’t think his one eye was facing me. But maybe he has heat-seeking vision? *grins*
pattypunker on October 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm said:

you seem to be having some kind of experience in sedona, though i’m not sure it’s a spiritual one. ahem.

sers, you’ve totes inspired me to visit this place. no like, i’ve actually started researching it.
- Kernut on October 25, 2011 at 1:06 pm said:
  
  I certainly did feel “something” in Sedona. hehehe
  
  It’s a great town, really touristy, but great. The people are super friendly and the food is great. The place isn’t cheap – and this is from a Californian.
  
  I’m in Lake Havasu now, and I can’t say I like it as much as I liked Sedona. It’s not as touristy, and the stores are more like what I’m used to, but some of the folks aren’t as friendly and the scenery isn’t as interesting. But, in Lake Havasu’s defense, it is hard to beat a flaccid phallus. Pun not intended.
Em on October 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm said:

That’s my old hometown!

Now I live in Los Angeles. Talk about culture shock.

This blog looks awesome. Can’t wait to get caught up on it.
- Kernut on October 26, 2011 at 10:31 am said:
  
  Welcome to my little spot on the web!
  
  Oooh, yeah. HUGE culture shock – I’ve lived in LA so I know what you mean. Yikes.
Jeff Arce on October 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm said:

Hi, I loved Sedona. To me it was like a a red rock forest. Seeing various views traveling around before and after were spiritually freeing. Although it was a bit pricey I really enjoyed the place. Oh, Lake Havasu is much more populated, as in the summer it gets really crowded with people and HIGH POWERED POINTED SPEED BOATS. 80{)
- Kernut on October 26, 2011 at 10:33 am said:
  
  I also liked how much there was to do there. Right now Lake Havasu isn’t very corwded – it’s the beginning of the Snowbird season. I hear spring break is a big draw, too.
Jeane on October 25, 2011 at 7:18 pm said:

I love Sedona. I am almost sure you are educated enough now on “rocks” and fertility gods to teach a high school sex-ed class!
- Kernut on October 26, 2011 at 10:35 am said:
  
  Yikes. I can’t imagine teaching sex-ed to anyone under 18. I have enough trouble trying to educate the occasional boyfriend. *grins*
Fred Miller on October 25, 2011 at 7:37 pm said:

Penis Rock should be called “Stubby”.

I personally named my rocks “Lefty” and “Limbaugh.”
- Kernut on October 26, 2011 at 10:37 am said:
  
  HAHAHA! Let me guess, Limbaugh is on the far right.
Mrs. Tuna on October 26, 2011 at 7:31 pm said:

Eeekkk….I’m putting garlic on my neck to keep those baby daddy gods away.
- Kernut on October 27, 2011 at 9:47 am said:
  
  Good thinking! That didn’t occur to me and I got really close to the largest one in the world. Should I be worried? I really don’t want any baby Kokopellis.
Theresa Torres on October 26, 2011 at 11:10 pm said:

Hi Kernut,
Wow, that’s a wonderful view from the first photo. Sedona looks like a nice town to visit and I’m curious to know how spiritual I would feel there. I’m also starting to like rocks. That castle carved out of that huge wall of rock is amazing.
Funny about the rock figures and their names especially the last one.:)
Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day!
- Kernut on October 27, 2011 at 10:08 am said:
  
  Thanks for visiting my blog! Yes, Sedona is lovely. And I didn’t know if I would feel spiritual there or not, but I did. The people were amazing – very nice. I think you would like it – go if you ever get the chance!
Kate on October 27, 2011 at 3:24 am said:

purely amazing photos! congrats!
- Kernut on October 27, 2011 at 10:09 am said:
  
  Thanks for stopping by! Glad you liked the photos!
Misty on October 28, 2011 at 12:32 pm said:

Hey. Sorry it’s been a while since I dropped in, but I was just catching up on your exploits and it looks like you are having a hell of a time. Crashing a castle, dinosaurs, living an Eagles song and phallic rocks . . . sounds like wicked fun! I’ll check back soon to see more of your awesome tripping stories. 🙂
- Kernut on October 31, 2011 at 3:52 pm said:
  
  I am having a great time. Not much for cell service, and I’m borrowing someone’s internet where I’m at now. Coming from Silicon Valley, the lack of those two *necessary for me to function* items is a bit daunting.
  
  More great stuff coming – as soon as I get back to full internet!
Mohsin on October 29, 2011 at 12:21 pm said:

Hi Kernut, Those are absolutely outstanding photos. Hats of to you.
- Kernut on October 31, 2011 at 3:52 pm said:
  
  Thank you! I had a great time taking them. Sedona is lovely.
secret agent woman on October 30, 2011 at 5:59 pm said:

Beautiful, just beautiful.
- Kernut on October 31, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:
  
  Thank you 🙂 I have to admit it was easy to take beautiful pictures in Sedona – the town is picture-ready.