Compared to Arizona

Here are some scenes from a gray morning hike at Rabbit Mountain in November, before all the snow hit us. The rock here is red sandstone, which looks gray because of all the lichens growing on it. It is quarried nearby for stone walls and patios, but also coveted in its raw state for attractive landscaping rocks. In some places the lichen is orange and green, very attractive. The last picture is looking out from the foothills toward the eastern plains.