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Favorite PicturesArizonaPainted Desert |
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Deserts don't have to be monotonous. Here, stratified layers of different stones, containing iron and manganese compounds, provide the pigments for a huge variety of colors. Soon, there will be a detailed report of this amazing place, but for now, enjoy the pictures. |
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 This is real wilderness - all the way to the horizon.
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One can hike here straight ahead for a couple of days - we only did it for an hour, but it was amazing!
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There is petrified wood everywhere. Most pieces are small, but some are really, really big!
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Desert does not mean there is absolutely nothing growing. Every once in a while we came across some really tough plants...
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...but most of the time, it really was desert.
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Now, this is why it is called the Painted Desert.
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In the past, trails were marked by the bleached skeletons of mules and horses. Modern trail markers are different.
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What an amazing place!
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