Enjoy a stroll along the Verde, just a short walk from Origins B&B! The Verde River provides a great place to reflect! We are fortunate...

The McGriffs enjoyed their 24th anniversary with us. They left us a sample of the fun they had. McGriffs' Guide to Great Times! The...

Tonto Natural Bridge is an enjoyable trip to the world's largest natural travertine bridge, just 90 min from Origins B&B.

Arizona is a land of great contrasts. About 3 hours from here are the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. Visit for a pleasurable day trip!

Located NW of Sedona, sister sites Palatki and Honanki were the largest cliff dwellings of the Red Rock country between AD 1150 and 1350

This is why we live here! And this is what we hope to share with YOU! Summertime often provides glowing sunsets. After a long, warm...

Our guests often comment about our attention to detail. We take that as a compliment! One guest went so far as to detail out what they...

Jeff's daughter, Tori, visited from her Oregon home, and they enjoyed a few excursions together. They reached the Grand Canyon just as a...

Karen & Jeff enjoyed a new (for them) hike in the southern Sedona area ... the Scorpion Trail. Just south of Sedona's Red Rock High...

Jeff's good friend Clifford came for a visit this February. Together, they explored northern AZ, enjoying each other's company and the...

Sharing with you the view from our Kitchen window. THIS is what we get to enjoy each morning, as we prepare our guests' breakfasts!

We decided to redesign our yard - front and back - to provide more visually interesting spaces for our guests. Oh ... and to reduce the...

This series of Posts is called "Daily Life." However, few of these photos share what Karen & Jeff actually do on a daily basis ... the...

Fall colors here are not flashy, but when cold weather turns the Cottonwood trees' leaves yellow, a ribbon of fall beauty flows along the...

Sedona is famous for its Red Rocks and myriad hiking and biking trails. One of the most popular is Devil's Bridge. This November, Karen...

Summer rains have been mostly absent so far this year. Storms typically begin mid-June, but our first rain of the season arrived at the...

Karen & I visited one of our local wine tasting shops this summer. Located about a mile south of Cottonwood's Old Town, the Pillsbury...

Imagine riding a train into the town of Jerome. If you have visited Jerome, you'd think that's crazy. Well, a century ago, you could...

Pronounced tuh-LOCK-uh-POCK-ee, this unique "Arts and Shopping Village" offers art, wares, food, culture, and beauty. It is located just...

It remains safe to visit Origins B&B! After you have read in the prior post about the flooding we had this March, please enjoy these...