North: State Route 89A rambles alongside verdant Oak Creek, offering 14 miles of lush canyon scenery. The creek tumbles over bedrock sandstone at Slide Rock State Park with deep pools beneath variegated cliffs. Farther along, West Fork, a …
Featuring Sedona Geology by Well Known Geologist, Wayne Ranney
Hit the Trail is pleased to announce its latest feature, Sedona Geology. Having expanded coverage to include the Sedona area, I am proud to present these new chapters by geologist Wayne Ranney, the person who literally wrote the book on the …
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Sedona’s Red Rocks, Part 1
The famous red rocks in and around Sedona are, for the most part, the same layers that make up the upper walls of the Grand Canyon. Even the formation names used between the two areas are similar and the reason for this is that it was Dr. Eddie McKee …
Carving Oak Creek Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon, although not as deeply cut as Grand Canyon, is still a very pleasant place to hike with many trails leaving the canyon floor and accessing the rim on either side of it. One will note that Oak Creek Canyon is asymmetrical in …