{"id":13843,"date":"2021-03-01T04:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=13843"},"modified":"2021-08-18T04:07:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:07:55","slug":"airport-loop-vortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=13843","title":{"rendered":"Airport loop vortex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Time to shift my latitude<\/strong> a few degrees from the Mogollon Rim down to the Vortex. November is the start of prime hiking in Sedona, and for my first hike of the new season I go to a trail recommended by a fellow blogger, the Airport loop vortex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Located just up from the middle of town<\/strong>, I wondered if peace and solitude could be found on such a trail. Instagrammers of all ages are pretending to meditate on the smooth stones found only a few steps from the beginning of this trail, taking selfies and forging hearts from inverted hand gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

I leave them quickly and start circling the airport mesa, letting the views calm my own spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trail isn’t long at all<\/strong>, with decent 360 views and connections to many other trails. I could have kept going, but instead decide to back up to the summit to see if the instagrammers are gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to get in some meditation myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The parade of people trying to get that perfect picture is endless. I make my way to an outcropping of stone off the main trail, cross my legs into a stretching pose that pulls ever so gently on my hamstrings, and listen to the sounds of silence in my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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