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Highly eroded landscape at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Painted desert badlands. Arizona, USA

A unique desert landscape with out of this world scenery. Including hills and colorful layers.

Arid desert landscape in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona United States

Ankara, Turkey-October 15, 2011: Clay Hills View in Nallihan. They Are Hills Created By The Wear Of Clay Layers With Different Resistance. Nallihan is a district of Ankara Province.

The colourful rocks of Nizhoni Point at Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

View of mountains with colorful striations in desert southwestern US

Blue Mesa Scenic Trail, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Blue Mesa trail in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA.

The Painted Desert is an interesting and colorful part of Northern Arizona. It starts south of Holbrook and extends about 120 miles north almost to the Utah border. It encompasses about 7,500 square miles of the Colorado Plateau. The area is made up of colorful mudstone and sandstone known as the Chinle Formation. The rocks of the Chinle Formation were deposited from 227 to 205 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Over the next 180 million years the rocks were buried, uplifted and then eroded into the present-day badland topography. This photograph of the Painted Desert was taken from Little Painted Desert County Park near Winslow, Arizona, USA.

Colorful The Tepees Hills Badland Formation Painted Desert Petrified Forest National Park Arizona Deposited over 200 million years ago.

Drone scenic landscape near Winslow, Arizona. Colorful eroded cliffs composed of layers of siltstone, mudstone, and shale of the Triassic Chinle Formation. Dramatic Arizona landscape views, Little Painted Desert Arizona

Painted Desert in the Petrified National Forest, Arizona.

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Scenic view of the formation known as The Teepes, in the Petrified Desert National Park, in the State of Arizona, USA; Concept for travel in America and road trip

Scenery of Bisti Southern Section, Farmington, New Mexico, USA

Beautiful view of the painted desert area of Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Badlands are a particular type of rock formation found in arid regions around the world. These formations require poorly consolidated rock and infrequent but torrential rain. The soft rock allows large quantities of water to channel down gullies, carrying away sediment. Bentonite clay within these formations can swell up with moisture. As the clay dries it shrinks and cracks, creating a surface resembling the skin of an elephant. Beneath the surface, an intricate maze of natural pipes and spaces form within the badlands. This hidden plumbing appears on the face of the badlands as dimples, sinks, slumps and seeps. As erosion continues, new features including caves and natural bridges can form. Badlands often take on varied colors giving the formations a banded appearance. These colorful badland formations were at Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.

Images capturing the mesmerizing beauty of the Painted Desert in Arizona, showcasing the vibrant colors, geological formations, and scenic landscapes of this unique desert region. The photographs highlight the diverse geological features, from colorful rock layers to badlands, providing a glimpse into the breathtaking beauty and natural wonders of the Painted Desert in the Southwest USA.

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

The Painted Desert on a sunny day. Diverse sedimentary rocks and clay washed out by water. Petrified Forest National Park, USA, Arizona

$Sunset at Painted Desert\nPetrified Forest National Park, Arizona$

Rugged and Scenic landscape of the ancient petrified forest national park in Arizona

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

This mountain looks like a multicolored pyramid as you are coming up the park road.

The Painted Desert is an interesting and colorful part of Northern Arizona. It starts south of Holbrook and extends about 120 miles north almost to the Utah border. It encompasses about 7,500 square miles of the Colorado Plateau. The area is made up of colorful mudstone and sandstone known as the Chinle Formation. The rocks of the Chinle Formation were deposited from 227 to 205 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Over the next 180 million years the rocks were buried, uplifted and then eroded into the present-day badland topography. This photograph of the Painted Desert was taken from Little Painted Desert County Park near Winslow, Arizona, USA.

Colorful Hikers The Tepees Hills Badland Formation Painted Desert Petrified Forest National Park Arizona Deposited over 200 million years ago.

Landscape at Bisti Southern Section, Farmington, New Mexico, USA

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