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Walking through the Petrified Forest National Park

Cappadocia, Rock Hoodoo, Photographer, Famous Place, Turkey - Middle East

Scenic viewpoint in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona United States

Summer scenery at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

The scenery of Badlands National Park in summer, South Dakota

Mother and Son Hiking in Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. It is a beautiful summer sunny day. They are bonding while hiking in the park’s footpath.

The Painted Desert on a sunny day. Diverse sedimentary rocks and clay washed out by water. Petrified Forest National Park, USA, Arizona

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

De-na-zin wilderness area, Bisti badlands, New Mexico

Cappadocia, Rock Hoodoo, Photographer, Famous Place, Turkey - Middle East

Cliffs and detritus rockfall in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona United States

Overlook at the River Bend in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Little Missouri River causing the erosion into Badlands.

Summer scenery at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

Petrified wood at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Panorama from Homestead Overlook, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA showing the badlands transitioning into mixed grass prairie.

This is a horizontal photo of the salt mountains and terrain in Death Valley National Park, CA.

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

Landscape and panorama of erosive multi-colored clay in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.

Dry arid canyon wash in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona United States

A close-up of a petrified log resting on eroded ground in the Blue Mesa area of Petrified Forest NP

Vista Near Panorama Point in Badlands National Park in South Dakota

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.

Blue Mesa Scenic Trail, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Wide open landscape within the painted desert. Badland beauty within Petrified Forest national park.

Bisti badlands,New Mexico, USA

Blue Mesa trail in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA.

View of the Blue Mesa area in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona with stormy cloudy sky.

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California

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