By Wayne Ranney 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 … [Read more...]
Sedona’s Red Rocks, Part 2
By Wayne Ranney Next is the Hermit Formation (formerly called Hermit Shale), which contains more amounts of mudstone than sandstone and thus weathers into a broad terrace upon which much of the … [Read more...]
House Mountain Volcano
By Wayne Ranney Beginning about 15 million years ago, volcanism returned to the Sedona area in the form of basaltic cinder cones, shield volcano’s and lava flows. Volcanism lasted until about 10 … [Read more...]
Carving Oak Creek Canyon
By Wayne Ranney 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 … [Read more...]