Steve's Photoblog
The Painted Desert
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 17 August 2008 in Landscape & Rural.
Located in the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA.
Part of The Great American West series.
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Oh my -- those hues are just spectacular Steve... just extraordinary! and what a view.
17 Aug 2008 8:57am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
What could be more beautiful! Love the natural colors, Steve.
17 Aug 2008 6:59pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Super amazing shot Steve, it's hard to get the scale, but are those caves or dwellings on the ridge, maybe even stairs...? probably not, but fascinating all the same.
17 Aug 2008 10:50pm
@Observing: I don't think there are any dwellings nor stairs there. To get a sense of the scale, note the small road in the foreground of the picture. These badlands, like those in the Dakotas, don't have huge formations but are very rugged and seem to stretch as far as you can see.
