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Petrified Forest National ParkPainted Desert Inn in the 1950s, NPS Photo
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Standing on the edge of a vast badlands landscape, a Spanish explorer is rumored to have named the area "El Desierto Pintado" (The Painted Desert) because the hills looked like they were painted with the colors of the sunset.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST