FALL FOLIAGE Sedona, AZ - West Fork/Oak Creek (Level 2)

Day 2 hiking of Fall Foliage weekend in Sedona and Vicinity, AZ (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/events/225360250/)following Day 1 at Inner Basin of SF Peak (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/events/225956175/)

We will visit the one of the most scenic trails in AZ and famous trails Sedona

Hike 1 : (morning) West Fork Oak Creek (http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/sedona/west_oak_creek.html): 3-6 miles, meet at the trailhead9:30 AM - Call of the Canyon Recreation Area.

The "Call of the Canyon Recreational Area" (including West Fork Trail) is a fee area. The charge for the day is $10 per vehicle (up to 5 people)

Hike 2: (afternoon) visit Sedona town (http://visitsedona.com/), Red Rock Crossing (http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=102), Crescent Moon Picnic area, Cathedral Rock (http://www.sedonaverdevalley.org/sedona/theheartofsedona.html) and Chapel of Holy Cross (http://www.chapeloftheholycross.com/store/default.asp#.Vhh1KPlVhBc), etc,...

We were in Sedona October 2010: check out photos (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/photos/1116968/19073579/)

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About West Fork of Oak Creek is one of the most spectacular canyon systems in the state" (100 Classic Hikes in Arizona, Warren) - one of the best trails in Arizona and one of the top 10 trails in the United States (http://www.sedonahikingtrails.com/west-fork-trail.htm). With colorful walls rising hundreds of feet straight up, a picturesque stream, and an interesting collection of flora and fauna. West Folk Oak Creek is another: Subway Zion, Slot Canyon and scenic color hike (easy from 3 to 6 miles one way and beyond that) Red is the dominant rock color - most of the cliffs are of reddish-orange Coconino sandstone, with white Kaibab limestone much higher up. The sandstone rocks are multi-layered, often eroded into many curving shapes and with frequent short, tunnel-like passages, similar to the famous Subway of Zion National Park. Occasionally the creek has pools 3-4 feet deep which harbour trout and other fish although usually the water (in summer) is only a few inches deep. The stream flows gently, and the hike is very pleasant and relaxing - only occasional sunlight reaches the canyon floor months

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