Day 129 (Tuesday 11/27/12)- Red Rock State park, AZ

We actually paid for a park today. State parks are not covered under our parks pass and typically run about $10. We feel that generally the best sites have been designated as federal lands. We had already seen many of the breathtaking red rocks that make up Sedona's backdrop but due to the city charging a $5 hiking fee we had yet to actually experience the rocks by foot. Today we did just that, hiking in Red Rock State Park up to a wonderful vantage point and having lengthy discussions which nature tends to bring out along our hikes. 
The scenery was grand but made the sudden change of landscape much more striking. We had arrived on Sunday with the trees full of bright green, yellow and red leaves and now, just a few days later, the leaves were already falling in mass exodus. I guess there is no place where autumn can last forever.