I think the actual color is not quite as reddish--a little grayer.  I'm wondering now if it could be ash.  There isn't much of that around here but it does look pretty similar to some other ash I have from further north of here and from photos on the internet, the bark looks more similar.  What do you all think? a possibility?
L/W

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin