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Sedona sits at the base of a giant escarpment called the Mogollon Rim. “Escarpment” and “cliff” are essentially synonymous terms, and Sedona sits at the base of giant cliffs that are part of the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau.

Into those cliffs are cut many large canyons whose colors and contours are a spectacle. Oak Creek Canyon, at the bottom of which runs State Route 89A, is probably the most renowned. However, there are many more.

In the Sedona area, tourists will flock to canyons like Boynton Canyon, Fay Canyon, Long Canyon, etc. But they will not flock to the one featured in these photos.

This is Hart Well Canyon. Tourists can peer into Hart Well from Bradshaw Point. However, private property blocks the mouth of the canyon, and, thus, there really is not trail into it.

There are only kinda-sorta’ trails. Most wouldn’t call the path I took into Hart Well a trail. It was steep and… well… most wouldn’t want to do it. Nonetheless, it got me there. (It’s the path with the red, dotted line.)

The best part of hiking the Red Rocks of Sedona is to be away from crowds and walk the long, flat benches above canyon bottoms. There are the best views, regardless of the canyon.

These were all taken with a Samsung S25 Ultra. Didn’t use my Nikon. It’s bulky. Plus, I didn’t think the light would be that good.

If Scotty could have beamed my Nikon into my hands, I would have used it. But, whatever. The views were just peachy.