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Visitors to any of the 22 tribes in Arizona have a wonderful opportunity to buy handmade work directly from the artist or an approved retailer The Painted Desert. For an unforgettable encounter with Arizona nature, enter into The Painted Desert, a living painting. Hike among this vast landscape of rocks in every hue. Things To Do Explore a small section of the Painted Desert that is located in the Petrified Forest National Park , just off Interstate 40 around 25 miles east of Holbrook — to get in touch with the natural landscape.
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He commented that: "This shape was produced in the rock and plaster to resemble the openings in old pueblo buildings where the wet adobe was shaped by the sweeping motions of the women's arms that shortened the horizontal width of the opening at the top and bottom.
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As we mentioned earlier, the closest inhabited area to the park is Holbrook , a town on the Mother Road, with a fair number of accommodations, especially motels. The best-known motel, made famous by the legendary Route 66, is Wigwam Motel, which offers some accommodations in Indian teepees.
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