{"id":359,"date":"2017-03-08T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T13:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/03\/08\/scheurman-mountain-trail-in-the-sedona-vortex"},"modified":"2021-09-28T05:42:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:42:48","slug":"scheurman-mountain-trail-in-the-sedona-vortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Scheurman mountain trail in the Sedona Vortex"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div style=\"text-align: right;\">Sedona is affectionately called &#8220;The Vortex&#8221;, due to many people believing it is the center of the Universe, or at least the preferred landing base for extra terrestrials.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/85029-img_6110.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/85029-img_6110.jpg?resize=640%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Surrounded by stunning red rock formations, this place is home to mystics, gypsies and outdoor enthusiasts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Get out your chakra stones, meditate upon a mountain top, become inspired with the unique beauty here.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/a6aea-aulg8233.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/a6aea-aulg8233.jpg?resize=640%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">This time around I hike the Scheurman mountain trail, one of the less popular routes in the area. I want a quiet morning hike, free of people and distractions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">As the morning sun rises high into the blue Arizona sky, a large herd of deer thunders across the mountain side. The noise quickens my heart beat. I look up and a lone buck is patiently watching me from the top of the hill, his antlers shining in the sun.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">I watch back, motionless, feeling his strength. 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