Sedona (luxury, resort, firm)

[LordBalfor]

Originally Posted by TonyT

Foma:

Unfortunately I do not know much about the house you speak of other than it has been under construction for a few years. All I can add is that it is probably the least favorite house of most locals, in large part because of it's being both out of place and out of scale for such a beautiful setting.

For what it's worth, a friend of mine told me that a park ranger he met while visiting the Church told him it was being built by one of the inventors of LASIK surgery. No idea if the guy knew what he was talking about or not.

Ken

[tahiti]

thanks everyone for the great suggestions - i googled the Church of the Holy Cross and wow - how gorgeous - definitely a must see in my book!

How does one pronounce Tlaquepaque? Is it Tuh-lak-pak? There's a town in NJ called Wanaque, but you don't pronounce it "Wah-nah-ck", it's "Wan-ah-cue", hence my question. Thanks!

[Stumblina]

Originally Posted by tahiti

How does one pronounce Tlaquepaque? Is it Tuh-lak-pak? There's a town in NJ called Wanaque, but you don't pronounce it "Wah-nah-ck", it's "Wan-ah-cue", hence my question. Thanks!

It is pronounced "tee lock a PAW key" (emphasis on PAW) Say it a few times and it just starts to roll of your tongue!

[Stumblina]

Originally Posted by TonyT

I live in Sedona so if you have any other questions, I will try to answer them as best I can.

I'll be in Sedona for two days at the end of August. Thought maybe Javelina Cantina and the Cowboy Club would be good/fun places to eat (or maybe just have a drink or two). Can you give any info on these two restaurants? Thanks!

[motormaker]

Beleive its pronounced Ta-la-paw-ki. You can also Google it to find out more about it and it's origins.

[motormaker]

Ok, I guess I'm wrong, I copied this off their website.

(pronounced Tla-keh-pah-keh)

Tlaquepaque shopping Sedona Arizona, arts and crafts village, galleries, attractions.

[vegaspilgrim]

In response to the 3 posters above-- I know you are trying to be helpful, but you guys are all wrong; nobody actually says it that way. If you want to sound like a true 'zonie, it's "te-lack-uh-PACK-ee." It rhymes with "I'll sack your khaki"!!!

Oh yeah, and one suggestion-- if you're going to Sedona in the summer, and plan on spending time outdoors, hiking, walking around for a long time or whatever, do that either really early in the morning (before 9:30) or late afternoon (5:00 or after). The sun there is intense; Sedona is not much cooler than Phoenix. The big difference though, is it will cool down comfortably at night, unlike PHX.

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

... Sedona is not much cooler than Phoenix. The big difference though, is it will cool down comfortably at night, unlike PHX.

I beg to differ on your opinion with the nightime cool-down in Phoenix VegasPilgrim, the temperature does cool down here at night, down to 100 degrees from the expected 113 tomorrow

[motormaker]

Hee, hee, Isn't it fun the way we anglos can butcher a Spanish word. I talked to my Zonie sister in VOC and she says it;s 'Ta-la-kee-pa ke". My Hispanic neighbors proficient in Spanish), born in CA and TX both pronounced it differently when I asked them separately so they couldn't hear each other.

So around we go on proper pronounciation (It's fun).

There is a thread in another forum on pronounciation of AZ place names and it gets pretty interesting.

So, tahiti and Stumbilina, just come on out and have fun.

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by motormaker

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There is a thread in another forum on pronounciation of AZ place names and it gets pretty interesting.

So, tahiti and Stumbilina, just come on out and have fun.

LOL - Hi MotorMaker, seems like we were talking about this not too long ago..

Sedona's elevation is about 4,000 feet ASL, but about 10 miles north of the center of town, if you drive on highway 89A, it climbs up to the top of Oak Creek Canyon, to about 6,700 feet. There's a scenic observation point at the top. If you continue north on 89A, you'll end up in Flagstaff about 18 miles north of the observation point.