Enjoying the red rock scenery. The ocotillo look pretty pathetic but it is winter.

The sandstone of Sedona is iron rich from centuries past as an ancient sea bed. This same quality is seen up on the Colorado Plateau at Grand Canyon and in Utah. The impressive red rocks of Sedona are formed by a layer of sandstone called the Schnebly Hill Formation. This is a thick layer of red-to-orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona area. Evidently, fault lines running across the Sedona area further opened up areas of erosion. Some layers erode faster, some slower, leaving tall pillars. Each layer of stone can be studied for unique fossils, telling a history billions of years old.