Kings
Ransom Sedona Hotel Announces Harvest Happenings
Early October 2006 Edition
by
Laura Conner
With
cooler temperatures and changing leaves, many agree that Fall
is the best time to visit Sedona. And the word is getting out
that the Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel is the best place to stay.
The hotel was completely full in late September, so be sure
to book early for your October visit. This recently renovated
boutique hotel features numerous luxury in-room amenities and
a huge heated pool in the center of a 1-acre central terrace.
Their surprisingly affordable prices mean you’ll have
more to spend on harvest time fun.
Bite
into a crisp, juicy apple at the 2nd Annual Slide Rock Apple
Festival. The Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel takes pride
in being “family friendly” and “family affordable.”
So bring the kids and join the festive fun at Slide Rock State
Park on Saturday October 14th from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Slide Rock
State Park is the all-time favorite tourist destination in scenic
Oak Creek Canyon. Here’s your chance to learn about the
history of the Pendley Family Homestead by taking the “Homestead
Walk.” You can experience the colors of the changing leaves
up close and personal on the “Canyon Colors Walk.”
The Apple Festival will feature live music, works by plein air
artists, and ice cream served up by fireman from the Sedona
Fire Department. There will also be a silent auction to benefit
the Park. The festival is free to the public, but regular Park
admission fees will apply.
Looking
for more fruits of the harvest? Then plan to attend the 2nd
Annual “Celebration of the Harvest” on Saturday
October 14th. This event features appetizers from Sedona’s
top chefs, wine tasting from local and national wineries, live
music, works by Sedona Arts Center juried artists, and a silent
auction featuring a Caribbean cruise. You can work off those
extra calories with a hike along “Marge’s Draw,”
one of the oldest and best-loved
hiking trails in Sedona. The trailhead
is located directly behind the Kings
Ransom Sedona Hotel. As a hotel guest, you’ll have
no parking hassles and there’s no need to purchase a Red
Rock Pass. All you’ll need to bring is a camera, a bottle
of water, and open eyes and heart for taking in the magnificent
Fall splendor among the Red Rocks.
Get
into the spirit of the harvest! Avalon Gardens, an Aquarian
Concepts Community, will be hosting their “Halo-Win Fall
Harvest Fest” on Sunday October 29th. Their organic
fruit, vegetable, and livestock farm and ecovillage is situated
on 21 acres along beautiful Oak Creek. They received the Keep
Sedona Beautiful Award of Merit in 2005 for exemplary landscaping
based on principles of sustainability. The event will feature
a garden tour at 11:00 am, a harvest feast at 12:00 noon, live
music from Global Change record label artists at 12:45 p.m.,
and a second garden tour at 2:00 p.m. After a day on the farm,
it’s time to relax time in the covered spa on the hotel’s
terrace. Let the bubbles ease you into a sunset state of mind.
The
concierge services at the Kings Ransom
Sedona Hotel are pleased to help you plan these and other
area activities. They’ll make sure you’ll harvest
loads of happy memories during your stay in Sedona.
