the Painted Desert
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezət/
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezərt/
- a beautiful region in the northern part of the US state of Arizona, near the Petrified Forest. It is a tourist attraction east of the Little Colorado River and is about 150 miles/240 kilometres long. It is a high, flat area covered with red, purple, grey and brown rocks whose colours change slightly through the day.
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