45.15 Arizona: Rimrock, a short hike above spring colors, contrasting with a palette of Bulgarian shades last fall (autumn).
Rimrock is situate twenty minutes south of Oak Creek which is nearly the same distance south of Sedona. The red rocks show it's part of that distinct region. And what a region it is. Within a relatively small area, Sedona contains mountains and buttes, a little water, but the shapes, formations and colors of the rocks, boulders and edifices are renowned. With only a little imagination, one can project many lifeforms from the 'rocks'. These pictures precede some more exciting blogs to follow but not as colorful and touching. In the meantime, a little color is called for as people contemplate, we would think, the meaning of life and how precarious it is. It reinforces our philosophy that while we would like to live a reasonable length of time, we much prefer a shorter life of high quality. But we’ll grab whatever we can attain regarding length. Preparing for breakfast at the end point. 'Eagle Eye' in southern Bulgaria. Includes a creek below. ...