the landscape of the blue mesa.

appear are area arizona banded beautiful been bentonite blue bluish brown chinle clay colors cone coneshaped created cut deposited desert different displays dwellings erodible erosion etchings exposing forest formation glyphs hard harsh has have homes inhospitable lavender layers left lived mark mesa multiple nature occupied often once painted patina people periods petrified petro presen pueblo pueblos puerco red referred rock rocks sediment shaped soft spectacle structures tepee tepees that their trail triassic varnish water white who wind wonderland