Red rock country in Sedona is on amazing place. One breathtaking vista after another and so many great hikes you will never run out of great places to go. Walking. mountain biking, running or climbing are some of your vacation choices. This view of Courthouse rock is just off the highway and its an easy and beautiful hike I highly recommend. The rain clouds often gather energy in the late afternoon and let go of some moisture to keep it green and cool off the tourists and locals in summer. Be ready for the rain and bring a poncho along with your water bottle for the heat.
This is my favorite part of this state, I liken it to the Grand Canyon with roads at the bottom but there are so many sidetrips you can discover and explore here. Great for kids as well as teens and for men and women of all ages. Just a two hour drive north of Phoenix and stop and see some of the ancient Indian ruins along the way too. A photographers heaven.
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A walk on the stony beach the morning after a big tidal inflow, when they are wet it is a shiny collection off wonderful, that one white oval stone stood out as did the deep red one making for contrast and variety. At Carlsbad State Beach in southern California.
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See it BIG. In the air high desert outside San Diego,this monster two- story boulder towers and sits in perfect harmony. A great day trip that takes about an hour to travel too and if you can to say out there visit the DE Anza nudist camp for lodging or the little mountain town of Julian that is in the close by Cuyamaca mountain range. for more great western landscapes click this link .www.flickr.com/photos/moonjazz/3983581497/
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Long ago the earth was one big ocean as things dried up and the Rocky Mountains rose to the sky the sandstone deposits dried into castles of rock and stone and made one of the greatest rock gardens of all time in the western United States.
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Looking down is sometimes the best way when hiking the beaches of California's The blue hue is from the morning cool shadow light in full sun it is more gray
Central Coast. This lovely collection of stones was at the Montana de Oro State Park.
A treasure of rocks, so pretty, I left them just the way I found them.
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