This is the Pueblo Colorado Wash just south of Arrowhead Butte located on the First Nations Navajo Reservation northeast of Winslow, Arizona.
This is a very typical Butte geological formation; an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. Below the butte to the left is the Pueblo Colorado Wash.
Pueblo Colorado Wash is an alluvial aquifer, located in northeastern Arizona on the Navajo Nation This important wash is about 20 km long and 2-5 km wide and formed by infilling a canyon as deep as 70 m in Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentary rocks.
This Pueblo Colorado Wash aquifer is the main source of drinking water for many Navajo communities and is an integral feature of the cultural landscape.
I lensed this image while flying southwest from Taos, New Mexico on my way to Winslow, Arizona. It is late in the afternoon and the alpenglow effect is softening the light and painting a warm golden hue across the desert. This area is very near the painted desert and you can see the vibrant colored sands and rock along the bottom edge of the butte.
From "Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition" my personal project of exploration in the North American Wilderness.
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That is a very hi-res picture. I like to look at all of the amazing details in it. Upvoted and Resteemed. Thanks for sharing this with us on SteemIt!
What kind of a camera/lense set-up did you use for this?
As a Colorado native, I LOVE this photo. Excited to see more of your work, @skypilot.
Amazing photo!
How is the fracking affecting the aquifers there?
Never Saw a place like that in my Life, This is Amazing!
that's some amazing color, damn! very cool, I work for the Oneida Nation so it's great to see Native American land , peace
amazing photo
Sick photo!
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This view is absolutely spectacular! Such an amazing shot. I just followed you to hopefully see more shots like this on my feed. Again fantastic work
Crazy view!
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Another amazing photo! Our son actually took a school trip there to hang out with the Navajo. He had a really great time...and wants to go back!
The colors in this photo are amazing.
awesome pic!!
Nice skypilot. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow it's amazing, and it's the best picture.