Painted Desert

At first glance, this cross looks like the petrified wood of the last 9 days. But the view is more expansive, even though the colors are similar and the location is right next door in northeast Arizona. Minerals give the Painted Desert its color, but erosion carves the shapes. I wish I could have been here at sunrise and sunset to catch some warmer light and dramatic shadows; great photos are almost never taken at midday.