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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

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.

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

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

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

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

View of mountains with colorful striations in desert southwestern US

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

Painted Desert in the Petrified National Forest, Arizona.

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

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

Full frame of colorful sandstone hill in Wahiba desert in Oman.

Multicolored Aktau mountains in the Altyn Emel National Park. Kazakhstan landscape

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.

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

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

Petrified Forest National Park

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.

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Cliffs Valley Blue Mesa Painted Desert Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

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.

Petrified Forest National Park

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

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