Cathedral Rock & Prickly Pear
Coconino N.F., Arizona

Perhaps the most beautiful formation in the Sedona area, Cathedral Rock is also the most photographed.  However, most of these magazine shots seem to be the same composition from the bank of Oak Creek.  As an artist I believe that there is always an opportunity to create something unique, even with a common subject.  After a good deal of scrambling I found this perch, where a prickly pear cactus bathed in the last light.  Finding a route down in the darkness proved to be an adventure. 

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