Around 3 million tourists visit Sedona each year — that’s 8,219 visitors a day who use the two main roads, State Routes 89A and 179, to traverse the town of about 9,700 residents.

LA hippies, it’s time to desert Sedona. Residents are fed up with the influx of Los Angelenos overrunning their quaint Arizona city, claiming that tourists have depleted their quality of life ...

Even after living in northern Arizona for 15 years, this landscape never gets old to me. Here’s my advice on when to visit to avoid the crowds.