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"Exit light .. Enter night.. Take my hand; We're off to never NEVER-LAND ..." UN 6300', The Parthenon and Acropolis take on a wintertime profile, as seen from Sedona's Sugarloaf Trail .. The Schnebly Hill Formation is Sedona’s very own deposit and was formed in sand dunes that once fringed the shoreline of a shallow sea. The sea was centered to the south of Sedona, and the shoreline was located here. Sand was blown in from the north across the Grand Canyon area and came to rest near this ancient shoreline ... thus quickens the sands of time.
lcarreau
on Feb 13, 2013 7:35 am
Lat/Lon: 34.87787°N / 111.79469°W
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Scenery
Image ID: 838319

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Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Feb 13, 2013 8:30 am - Voted 10/10

Another beauty...

from you, Larry.
There's nothing like red rocks, green plants and snow.

Cheers,
Marc

lcarreau

lcarreau - Feb 13, 2013 4:11 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Another beauty...

Marc, you're absolutely right ... you gotta
have green plants and snow in the desert to
keep the desert looking wonderful ..

Of course, I have no say in the matter ...

Cheers, Larry

ywardhorner

ywardhorner - Feb 13, 2013 9:48 am - Voted 10/10

Beautiful

Can that rock be climbed? Or protected, I should say?

lcarreau

lcarreau - Feb 13, 2013 4:20 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful

Mind you, I'm not a climber ... there are
some people who've climbed the one in the middle
... even though Sedona is well-known
for rock climbing enthusiasts, the rock is often soft and routes can be inconsistent in quality ... thus increasing the risk factor and degree of protection.

According to a rock-climbing website,
the Acropolis (on the far right) can be climbed on its south face via three trad routes rated at 5.9+ - 5.11+ - and 5.11+ .



ywardhorner

ywardhorner - Feb 13, 2013 5:06 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Beautiful

sweeeeet, thanks for the info!

lcarreau

lcarreau - Feb 13, 2013 5:14 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful

No problem, and you have a great looking dog!

ywardhorner

ywardhorner - Feb 13, 2013 6:17 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Beautiful

Thanks, I'll tell him you said so.

CClaude

CClaude - May 6, 2016 10:48 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Beautiful

The climbing can be very good to very bad. The old routes tended to have very bad rock on moderate routes (except for a few of the most popular routes) and awesome rock on the hardest routes (tending to be mid-5.12 and harder) but new route developers have found very good moderate routes on good rock

lcarreau

lcarreau - May 6, 2016 10:11 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful

Yeah, I'd be extremely careful if you contact
ice along the route. Fortunately, that only happens three or four times each winter.

But then, what do I know ? ROCK ON ... it's all good.

Vitaliy M.

Vitaliy M. - Feb 13, 2013 8:43 pm - Voted 10/10

Super!

Aside from posting funny ones, you take good photos yourself!

lcarreau

lcarreau - Feb 13, 2013 9:06 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Super!

Yeah, I don't know what's got into me !

Well, it could have been a bubbly brown beverage of root beer, or something thereabouts ... thanks for your kind words,
VM!

Noondueler

Noondueler - Feb 16, 2013 1:00 am - Voted 10/10

Sandmanagement!

I this a recent shot? How far is this from where you live.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Feb 16, 2013 8:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Sandmanagement!

It's within 35 miles, but you gotta pay to
park at the trail-head. Yes, recent shot!

Even though I consider myself to be a cheap
bastard, I usually end up with an annual pass.

Just to work off some flab on my ASS !

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