Online Highways Home > Arizona > Painted Desert The Painted Desert area is covered by the "Chinle formation", a very soft layer of earth consisting mainly of mud, sandstone, and volcanic ash. The softness allows for fantastic erosion effects as well as colorful staining by mineralized water flows and mineral deposits over the eons. As the Painted Desert erodes, the fossilized artifacts from the Triassic era (220 million years ago) become exposed, most notably the remains of an ancient conifer forest. Other upcoming events include:

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Latest Tweets About Painted Arizona

gregbrainos "The bible verse that Tim Tebow painted on his face talks about conquering the world. I guess Alabama seceded BIG this time."
teety_oi "I've been roaming around Always looking down and all I see Painted faces, build the places I can't reach"
OurHerosTyrus "'do you believe that a casket can be painted twice...painted white.'"
aurakiss "I still have 3 painted jewelry boxes left for sale. The rest are just pyrography http://www.aurakiss.etsy.com"
turoczy "@juliejulie hard to say. Probably with some electrical elements and some other painted pieces of wood. Ho ho ho"
Ryan_x00 "@Mstiffevans's painted eyebrows disappear under the rain"
bensolive "Anybody seen the duck I painted orange and duct-taped? http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/duck_found_painted_orange_legs.html"
Latest Tweets About Desert Arizona

TalkingMakeup "Hehe who knew..the desert RT @spacephx: RT @TalkingMakeup Freezing in Phoenix this am. Fact..saw the frost on the grass this morning COLD!"
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ninadaculan "RT @justinbieber: In route to Tucson to perform tonight. Riding thru the desert http://tweetphoto.com/5829904"
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