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A park ranger in Sedona changed how I see those red rocks
I always thought the color was just from rust, but she pointed out the specific iron oxide layers and explained how the different shades tell a story about wet and dry periods. It happened at the Bell Rock trailhead last fall. Anyone know of other places where color tells a clear geological history?
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brian_smith66mo ago
The Wave in Arizona has crazy color bands too. You can see the Jurassic and Triassic layers stacked up like a cake. @masongonzalez is right about Oregon, but for pure color coding of time, that place is wild. It's all in the Navajo Sandstone, different minerals for each stripe.
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ray_miller846mo ago
Getting a permit for The Wave is a total pain though, you gotta enter that lottery way in advance. @masongonzalez is onto something with the Painted Hills being easier to visit. Still, those Arizona stripes are next level if you can actually get in.
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