Here are some cottonwood trees that I found growing along a stream in Red Rock State Park, about 8 miles south of downtown Sedona. I like the way the clouds add texture to the sky, and the way the bare branches glow warmly in the late afternoon sun. Sunset was just about an hour away, so I didn't stay long. I wanted to get up to the airport to get some photographs of the sunset from there. The sunset photo, which I got later this day, is shown below.