Vickie, that is so sad about Oak Creek Canyon, I did that drive years ago, maybe I was going to Grand Canyon for the day from Sedona? It was listed in my "Most Beautiful Drives in America" book, as I remember. Just lovely! As bad as these things are, at least when you think of it of no lives lost, the soil gets enriched once again and all the natural vegetation grows back just as before. Okay, I'm an optimist. Listening to NPR today, sounds like the fires have really impacted Sedona from a business standpoint. They even had an interview with the the CEO of "Pink Jeep" tours, and head of Chamber of Commerce. Trying to mitigate the damage to tourism there. Love Sedona!