Winter Ramblings in Sedona

I'm hangin' in Sedona. There was a serious winter storm last week on Dec 29/30, and the higher terrain around town still has lots of snow on the ground. I went hiking today...strictly Russian Front conditions, with snow, ice, slush, and mud... but absolutely beautiful.

There are still around 6 inches of snow just north of town, around 5000 feet, and the landscape is shrouded in soft powder.

The town is surrounded by red rock formations... there's a different great view everywhere you go. These rocks are facing south and have lost their snow cover. It's still deep winter on the north facing slopes.

Rocky panorama just north of town. The setup here is like at Zion...red rocks down low, white rocks higher up. The snow adds a neat dimension that is usually missing...Sedona gets only occasional winter dustings.