Legendary for its red rocks buttes, pine forests and thriving art community, Sedona is a wildly popular tourist destination. In fact, it may be receiving a bit too much love from travelers everywhere.

With its towering red rock formations, spiritual vortices and hundreds of miles of hiking trails, Sedona, Ariz., has long beckoned weekend travelers from L.A. And we keep answering the call.

Sedona, Arizona: a place with cloud iridescent rainbows in the air and trees twisting from underground crystals. After my amazing time in Tucson, I headed up to Sedona. While there were none of my ...