Red Rock Country Along the Loop Road
Author | : Sam Braun |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 2011-03-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 0615496547 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780615496542 |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 'Red Rock Country Along the Loop Road' is a regional book about the rural valley lying along Oak Creek, southwest of the city of Sedona, Arizona. This book points out landmarks and describes the unique environment. It provides a brief history of human settlement by indigenous peoples, family homesteaders and ranchers. Here, we introduce you to the Red Rock landscape, its flora and fauna. We tell you the stories of the land which now houses a unique State Park and a Federal Recreation Area. This collection of photographs and stories will take you on a journey into the historical past of this place and lead you into the future.Accumulated information from photographic, oral and historical sources adjacent to the Upper and Lower Red Rock Loop Roads that chronicles local homestead families, geology and points of interest by naturalists and native Americans. Illustrated with vivid photographs by local residents, showing spectacular images of the red rock formations that inspired the name Red Rock Country.