Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, Route 66 USA
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Petrified wood is formed when dead trees are buried by layers of sediment. The logs soak up groundwater and silica from volcanic ash and over time are crystallized into quartz. Different minerals create the colors seen in the logs. These petrified logs are at the Rainbow Forest in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.
The petrified tree trunks in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona of the southwestern USA. A famous tourist destination, the National Park featuring a vast area of an ancient forest with scattering of giant petrified trees against a arid desert landscape, a dramatic natural scene and beautiful landscape.
Pickup camper recreational vehicle touring the American Southwest on paved highway in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. The motor home passes the iconic landscape of a famous place, a natural desert plateau, a tourist travel destination on Western road trip vacations. Horizontal view with copy space.
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.