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Painted Desert

This landscape, so harsh with temperature extremes and lack of water, also soothes with soft red palettes of desert color. Here the desert shows new beauty with layers of color.

Cones of layered minerals in Petrified Forest National Park Petrified wood at the base of mineral cones in Petrified Forest National Park Mineral layers in Petrified Forest National Park Pinks and reds of Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Green plants contrast with reds of Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Layers of pink and red in Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Canvas of color in Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Red slopes in Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park Cone shapes of The Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park Courtyard of the Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Wall of Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Outside wall of Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Pastel shade of outside wall of Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Outside wall of Painted Desert Inn is same color as the desert at Petrified Forest National Park Skylight uses Native American motifs at Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Skylight in Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Mural depicting Native American culture in the Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Utility buildings at Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park Plants in the Painted Desert at Petrified Forest National Park Aging gracefully in Petrified Forest National Park Ruins in Petrified Forest National Park Petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock in Petrified Forest National Park Stone covered with petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock in Petrified Forest National Park

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