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PNWQUEERHIPPIE, living in the Southwest 🌵🏳️‍🌈
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The colors of the Painted Desert never fail to take my breath away

#westcoastkin #blueskyartshow #PaintedDesert #PetrifiedForestNationalPark #PNWQUEERHIPPIE #VanLifeAdventures #QueerTraveler #DesertMagic #NatureLover #ArizonaVibes #TravelPhotography #RoadTripLife #WanderWithLove #LGBTQTravel
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Barton Stegosaurus
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Dreamscape in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. I felt like I was on a different planet in this remote area. #landscapes #PetrifiedForestNationalPark #PaintedDesert #photography
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM Everybody can reply
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Olivier Steiner Photography
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Back in 2009, I took my first road trip across the US Southwest. I was still new to photography—but fully hooked. These early frames from the Painted Desert and Utah desert remind me where the spark came from. I’ve never looked back.

#PaintedDesert #PetrifiedForest #Arizona #Photography #RoadTrip
A bit later on that first road trip, I made it to Arches National Park. I followed the classic trails and took the usual shots — the arches, the windows, the towers. But this tree stopped me. It wasn’t dramatic or iconic, but something about its shape, its place in the landscape, felt different. Quiet, twisted, and resilient — like it had something to say if you took the time to look. #ArchesNationalPark #Utah #RoadTrip #TreePortrait #DesertVibes #LandscapePhotography #AmericanSouthwest #NationalParks #PhotographyJourney #Throwback Still the same morning in the Painted Desert. After sunrise, I packed up and spent a few hours exploring the park by car, stopping at every overlook I could find. The clouds started to roll in, adding contrast to the pastel tones of the desert. The light was constantly shifting — soft one minute, dramatic the next. Even as a beginner back then, I could feel how special this landscape was. #PaintedDesert #PetrifiedForest #Arizona #LandscapePhotography #CloudsAndLight #DesertViews #RoadTrip #NationalParks #SouthwestUSA #Throwback The following morning in the Painted Desert. After a quiet night out in the backcountry of Petrified Forest National Park, I woke early and climbed a small ridge near my tent. The desert was completely still — no wind, no sound — just soft light spilling across the layered hills. It was cold, but the sunrise made it worth it. #PaintedDesert #PetrifiedForest #Arizona #Sunrise #Backpacking #DesertLight #LandscapePhotography #PublicLands #SoloCamping #WildernessMorning Sunset in the Painted Desert. It was late evening in the Painted Desert, inside Petrified Forest National Park. I needed a place to sleep, but there was no established campground. A ranger suggested I head deeper into the park — at least an hour from the nearest road — where wild camping is allowed. I hiked out with my gear and found a quiet spot just in time to pitch my tent before sunset. The desert lit up in shades of red, orange, and purple. I was alone, surrounded by silence and color. A simple moment, but one I won’t forget. #PaintedDesert #PetrifiedForest #Arizona #Backpacking #PublicLands #LeaveNoTrace #DesertSunset #LandscapePhotography #SoloAdventure #OutdoorLife
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM Everybody can reply
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National Parking It
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The Painted Desert located in the northern portion of Petrified Forest National Park. The beautiful formations date back to the Triassic period as erosion sculpted the colorful layers of limestone, mudstone, and volcanic ash you see. #NationalParks #PetrifiedForest #PaintedDesert #California
October 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM Everybody can reply
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Arny Messersmith
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A panoramic view of the Painted Desert.
#photography #landscape #Arizona #PaintedDesert
February 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM Everybody can reply
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RoamingWithRusty
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The petrified forest is amazing and not only dog friendly, but #seniordogs friendly with tons of easy little stops where you can take them out for a short walk or a longer one. Our dogs have officially peed in a national park, how many dogs get to say that? #petrifiedforest #painteddesert #rvlife
September 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM Everybody can reply
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J. Jason Lazarus
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For nearly the last year, I’ve been participating in the ‘24 PNW Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky in Portland and just found out that one of my Mordançage digital prints sold!
#mordançage #mordancage #altpro #alternativeprocess #handmade #darkroom #analog #infrared #painteddesert
January 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM Everybody can reply
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Sophia
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Why visit the Painted Desert in Arizona? Stunning colors, unique rock formations, and breathtaking landscapes make it a must-see!

#PaintedDesert #ArizonaAdventure #TravelInspiration #NatureLovers

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September 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM Everybody can reply
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TaterShovel
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The Teepees, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. #nationalpark #travel #roadtrip #nature #arizona #painteddesert
December 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM Everybody can reply
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bourf.bsky.social
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The Apricot Mallow or desert globemallow, found in the southwest US and Mexico deserts. Seen here against the #PaintedDesert background.

A perennial shrub with beautifully bright orange #flowers in the summer. Used medicinally and as food for the Shoshone people.

#photography
July 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM Everybody can reply
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bplorek.bsky.social
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Light snow in the Painted desert. ❄️
#painteddesert #nationalmonument
#natureswonders
April 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM Everybody can reply
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TrulyNikonicPhotography
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Vintage car in the painted desert
#painteddesert #petrifiedforest #car #grill #photographer #photography #art #nikon #arizona #azhighways #desert #rust #automobile
May 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM Everybody can reply
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Matt Otto Photography
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Way back in 2006 I went to the Painted Desert on my cross country road trip with my then girlfriend now wife. It was the first trip where I prioritized my photography. I want to go back with all I’ve learned over the years.

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#photography #painteddesert #sony #roadtrip #nationalparks
A macro image of petrified wood. Oranges, white and deep blues speckle what still resembles wood texture but is now stone. Eroded peaks of the painted desert against a deep blues speckled sky and storm clouds rolling in from the left of the frame. Desert scrub brush is in the extreme for grounds. Macro shot of an orange and deep blue hue stone that was once a fallen trunk of ancient tree. Looks more stone then tree now due to the wind and rain.
December 1, 2024 at 7:28 PM Everybody can reply
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Dora the Home Explorer
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#DoraTheHomeExplorer took a break to spend some quality time in #NorthArizona at #petrifiedforestnationalpark We enjoyed the beautiful hikes with Petrified wood and picturesque views some even looking like what can be found in a Dr Seuss book. #Arizona #Hiking #thingstodoinAZ #painteddesert
April 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM Everybody can reply
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Hommemarron
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The South West is beautiful!

#newmexico #arizona #mesa #usa #painteddesert #petrifiefforest
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM Everybody can reply
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Larry Darnell
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#Arizona #desert #landscape #landscapes #photography #landscapephotography #weareroamers #panorama #mountains #painteddesert #nationalpark Painted Desert National Park Panorama
March 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM Everybody can reply
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j-pics.bsky.social
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When I'm out in public people never talk to me, unless I'm wearing my t-shirt that says "Socially Distant"; then, they all want to chat.

#photography #painteddesert #raven #autistic #autisticproblems
A raven is perched on a short stone wall above the Painted Desert
February 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM Everybody can reply
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Wallflowers Photography
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The Painted Desert is always a killer day trip from here in flagstaff! Can’t wait to get back😍
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#canon #arizonalandscapes #desertphotography #fineart #painteddesert #petrifiedforest
February 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM Everybody can reply
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Phoenix531
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Visited Petrified Forest and Painted Desert today. Weather was amazing and here's a few photos I'd like to share.

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#Arizona
#Photography
#Landscape
#PetrifiedForest
#PaintedDesert
#Phoenix531
#NPS
#NationalPark
August 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM Everybody can reply
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TrulyNikonicPhotography
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Out in the painted desert with the petrified forest. #desert #petrifiedforest #painteddesert #azhighways #arizona #photographer #photography #nikon #landscape #holbrookaz #arizonahighways
May 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM Everybody can reply
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Soccy Films
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Hiking the painted desert

📸Nikkormat FTN 🎞️Ektar 100

#filmphotography #35mm #kodak #nikon #arizona #painteddesert #nationalpark #hiking #landscape
A path leading into the blue mesa on 35mm color film The wall of the painted desert on 35mm film Some of the layers in the painted desert on 35mm film
April 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM Everybody can reply
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Jerry Benally
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Landscape outside of Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico. The colors always amaze me. #art #photography #Abiquiu #NewMexico #desert #painteddesert #geology #GhostRanch
December 1, 2024 at 3:14 PM Everybody can reply
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Denise Alvarado
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Today's Arizona inspiration: Located about 30 miles from the Alvarado Homestead, the Painted Desert is one of my favorite places to visit. Its geology dates back over 200 million years to the Late Triassic period. Lots of fossils and petrified wood are found here. 🪄 #arizona #painteddesert
A winding road snakes through a rugged desert valley surrounded by layered, multicolored badlands and buttes. The terrain features striking geological striations in shades of purple, brown, and gray, under a bright blue sky with no clouds.
June 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM Everybody can reply
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Laura G
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If you have never seen the Painted Desert in Northern Arizona, here’s a good example of the varied colors. Taken in 2005

#photography #landscape #pano #panorama #arizona #painteddesert #shittycamerachallenge
January 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM Everybody can reply
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