I was treated to a glorious color-filled sunrise in Sedona, AZ during early 2024. Views to the south at the Sedona Airport vista were filled with reds and orange, while the buttes to the east and north glowed in warming pre-day light. I captured a couple of landscape images during the sunrise experience, and then headed over to Bell Rock with Amy Schreiber. We hiked to the base of the Bell, and then began a fun red-rock scramble up short platforms of rock, occasional cracks and slots, additional smooth rock, and then a short class 5 climb. The class 5 climb required a 15 foot ascent up a crack, then a stretch across a void in order to acquire easy rock that then led to the top of the Bell Rock hike. We soaked in views, Amy obtained another 20 feet up a pillar of exposed rocks, and then we headed down. The down climb on the short class 5 section was briefly sketchy, but the sketch was short and sweet and we were cruising back to our car in no time. Bell Rock is definitely a Sedona classic that should not be missed...map can be viewed here.
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