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Gloss mountains national park or glass mountains, Oklahoma

Between 1100AD and 1200AD native people inhabited the plains between the Painted Desert and the San Francisco Peaks of Arizona. In an area so dry it would seem impossible to live, they built pueblos, harvested rainwater, grew crops and raised families. Their way of life was the key to survival in this harsh landscape. These people survived here, farming one of the warmest and driest places on the Colorado Plateau. They developed the skills to farm the land and endure hardship in an area where many would not. Today the remnants of their villages dot the landscape. This Pueblo dwelling is on East Mesa in Wupatki National Monument. The monument, established in 1924 to preserve this rich heritage, is near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Stunning rock formations in Capital Reef National Park, Utah, USA. Lots of unique shapes made out of red, orange and grey stones.

Te colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona, seen from Chinde Point

petrified trunks in the desert of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona

Aerial view of rock formations in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Walking through the Petrified Forest National Park

Impressive Meteor Crater, Barringer Crater, Arizona, USA. A geological landmark formed by a meteorite impact 50,000 years ago. Arid desert terrain, steep walls, sparse vegetation.

$Nearly a thousand years ago natives inhabited the plains between the Painted Desert and the San Francisco Peaks of Arizona. In an area so dry it would seem impossible to live, they built pueblos, harvested rainwater, grew crops and raised families. Today the remnants of their villages dot the landscape. Wukoki, a modern Hopi word for \$

Desert Flats in remote Arizona. This rugged landscape shows the rural and rugged terrain of the arid area near horseshoe bend. There are small thorned bushes growing in the rough limestone face. The red stones create a geologic texture that casts busy shadows and contrasts with the deep blue cloudless sky above - with plenty of copy space. You can see a mountain range in the distance, a beautiful nature landscape of the southwest

Close-up of Petrified Wood in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

The colourful rocks of Painted Desert National Park, Arizona

The Cathedral Gorge state park with its patterns made erosions of bentonite clay, Nevada

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

Petrified tree trunk, Jasper Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona - United States

red rock wall, the detail of the Kings Canyon rock, Outback, Australia

Painted DesertPainted Desert in the Petrified National Forest, Arizona.

Petrified wood created through time by silica enriched groundwater percolating through the logs, replacing the organic molecules in the wood, and creating a replica in quarrtz. Located at Petrified Forest National Park. Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro

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

$Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, is a well-known impact crater located near Winslow, Arizona. The red boulders scattered around Meteor Crater are known as the \$

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

Orange rocks and desert at Horseshoe Bend.

A unique desert landscape with out of this world scenery. Including hoodoos, fins, wings and the egg hatchery.

Hoodoo and eroded cliff formations at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

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