Painted Desert

The Painted Desert in Arizona extends from just east of the Grand Canyon southeast to the Petrified Forest National Park. Access is somewhat limited because much of this 93,000 acre natural wonder is within Navajo and Hopi land. The most colorful areas are part of the Chinle formation: brightly colored mudstone, siltstone, shale, and volcanic ash.

Painted Desert I
Sunrise, Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert II
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Painted Desert III
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert IV
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert V
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Brown on Beige on Ecru
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Painted Desert VI
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Beware a Strong Wind
Along Highway 77, Hopi Reservation, AZ.
Pointing at the Sun
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert VII
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Distant Storm
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Cool Quiet
Sunset, Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Petrified Forest I, Painted Desert
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.
Petrified Forest II, Painted Desert
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.
Petrified Forest III, Painted Desert
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.

River of Time
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.
River of Time, Infrared
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.
Petrified Forest VI, Painted Desert
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.
Morning Calm
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Cool Twilight, Warm Dawn
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert VIII
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

Painted Desert IX
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
In the Spotlight
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.
Painted Desert X
Little Painted Desert County Park, Winslow, AZ.

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