30/9/2017
One of the most amazing natural features of the Sedona area is the red rock, and that the geology of the area is makes this place so beautiful. The red rock formations help to make the sunrise also more fascinating , enhances the sunsets glow and simply makes everything in between more stunning. The story of the red rock is almost as beautiful as the formations themselves.
Before the red rock was turned into rock, it was all soft mud and sand. Over a 320 million year period changes in nature helped transform the sand and mud into something more beautiful than we could have imagined. Sea levels rose and fell during this time and with each rise and fall mud was added. During the sea level rise the mud would be washed in and then when it receded the wind brought in layers of sand. After years of this happening over and over again, the sediment was transformed into hard rock.
The hard rock had a thin layer of iron oxide that was caused by chemical weathering of natural minerals. The process of the iron oxide weathering turned the rock its signature red color. At one point there was 1,900 feet of red rock covering Sedona.
