June 18, 2006.

Sedona, Arizona Wildfire.

Photographer states :: Wildfire blazing a few miles west of Sedona this afternoon with triple-digit temperatures and gusty winds.

The stratification of the butte is rather dramatic. It was all due to the fact this area of land was once underwater. Each layer of rock settled to the bottom of a great ocean over time. The ocean would advance and recede. Each time there was an advancement of the ocean it would bring a different type of sediment due to the different atmospheric conditions.