This lovely scene is from the Painted Desert in eastern Arizona. It is part of the Petrified National National Park. If ever in this part of Arizona (about 115 miles east of Flagstaff), it is easy to get to as it sits right on Interstate 40.
As one writer describes it: “It took millions upon millions of years for nature to create this natural canvas of unimaginable design that some describe it as a multi-colored layered cake. The Painted Desert draws upon the earth’s indecisive nature. From shifts in the earth’s crust brought about by temperamental volcanoes and earthquakes to complete inundation by fresh and sea waters alike, a veritable host of elements have breathed life into this area. Colorful sediments of bentonite clay and sandstone, stacked in elegant layers, feed off the setting Arizona sun in an ever-changing display of colorful splendor.”
Could not have said it better myself.
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