Blue Mesa badlands
Petrified Forest, Arizona, 2005
Dendritic Drainages
Water has etched a design in the desert floor like the branches of a tree. The pattern is called dendritic, from the Latin word for tree, dendron. (Petrified Forest, Arizona, 2005)
Puerto Pueblo Petroglyphs
People who farmed the Puerco River Valley 650 to 2000 years ago pecked these petroglyphs onto the rocks, leaving a legacy etched in stone. (Petrified Forest, Arizona, 2005)
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert colors emanate from the Chinle Formation of the Late Triassic, which has been eroded by the Little Colorado River drainage system. (Petrified Forest, Arizona, 2005)
Pintado Point
Petrified Forest, Arizona, 2005
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Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2005
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Kingman, Arizona, 2005
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