{"id":293,"date":"2010-02-25T22:08:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T04:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/arizona-rentals-blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2010-02-25T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T04:08:45","slug":"the-praying-monk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/the-praying-monk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Praying Monk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_292\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"size-large wp-image-292  \" title=\"Echo Canyon \" src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/arizona-rentals-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vfgfd-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Praying Monk\" width=\"368\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Praying Monk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My wife and I took this photo one afternoon while\u00a0driving by the Praying Monk at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/echocanyon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Echo Canyon<\/a>.\u00a0The Praying Monk is a unique rock formation that looks like a monk kneeling to pray (top-right side). Here is a clear outlined view, just in case you don&#8217;t see it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-294\" title=\"The Praying Monk Outlined \" src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/arizona-rentals-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vfgfd2-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"The Praying Monk Outlined \" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd2-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd2-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd2-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.signaturevacationrentals.com\/bloger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2010\/02\/vfgfd2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 14.25pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Georgia','serif'\">When you hike the main trail at Camelback Mountain\/Echo Canyon, you will pass right by the Monk himself, so don&#8217;t be nervous, okay. Just continue to enjoy your hike and as you climb higher and higher on the mountain and begin to see the spectacular views before your very eyes. Because the trails are open from sun up to sun down, the top of Camelback Mountain is the ideal place to be at sunrise and sunset, if you are someone who enjoys memorable moments such as these, which many of us do, right?! Make sure to always bring plenty of water on\u00a0your hikes,\u00a0even if you think it&#8217;s not hot outside,\u00a0and if you have room, grab you cameras too. You will be glad you did. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 14.25pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Georgia','serif'\">If you ever need premier lodging from an expert <\/span>Phoenix AZ Property Management team, <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Georgia','serif'\">so you can come and enjoy the local sites and sounds\u00a0here in beautiful, sunny Arizona, then don&#8217;t hesitate to call <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/contactus.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Spencer<\/span><\/a> and Scott at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Arizona Lodging Experts<\/span><\/a>. With over 15 years experience and a great variety of lodging to choose from, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/scottsdale.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Arizona Lodging Experts<\/span><\/a> is the best of the best! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 14.25pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Georgia','serif'\">Oh, and the weather will be in the mid to upper 70&#8217;s for the next few weeks while we move toward Spring where it will stay in the low 80&#8217;s for a spell. Some come and enjoy this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonalodgingexperts.com\/travel-information.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>amazing weather<\/strong><\/span><\/a> everyone. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife and I took this photo one afternoon while\u00a0driving by the Praying Monk at Echo Canyon.\u00a0The Praying Monk is a unique rock formation that looks like a monk kneeling to pray (top-right side). Here is a clear outlined view, just in case you don&#8217;t see it. 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