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Painted Desert (Arizona)
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Painted Desert (El Desierto Pintado)
Name origin: (Colonial Spanish, 1540)
El Desierto Pintado[1]
Country
United States
State
Arizona
Part of
Colorado Plateau [2]
Borders on
Little Colorado and Puerco rivers
Parts
Little Painted Desert County Park
(north of Winslow)
Coordinates
35°30′01″N 110°05′02″W / 35.50028°N 110.08389°W / 35.50028; -110.08389Coordinates: 35°30′01″N 110°05′02″W / 35.50028°N 110.08389°W / 35.50028; -110.08389 [1]
Area
7,500 sq mi (19,425 km2)
Relief map showing arc-shaped desert north and northeast of Mogollon Plateau and Mogollon Rim.
The Painted Desert is a United States desert of badlands in the Four Corners area[2] running from near the east end of the Grand Canyon National Park southeast into the Petrified Forest National Park. It is most easily accessed in the north portion of The Petrified Forest National Park. The Painted Desert is known for its brilliant and varied colors, that not only include the more common red rock, but even shades of lavender.
The Painted Desert was named by an expedition under Francisco Vázquez de Coronado on his 1540 quest to find the Seven Cities of Cibola, which he located some forty miles east of The Petrified Forest National Park. Finding the cities were not made of gold, Coronado sent an expedition to find the Colorado River to resupply him. Passing through the wonderland of colors, they named the area "El Desierto Pintado" - The Painted Desert.[3]
Much of the Painted Desert within the Petrified Forest National Park is protected as the Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area where motorized travel is limited.[4] But the park offers both easy and longer hikes into the colored hills. The Painted Desert continues north into the Navajo Nation where off-road travel is by permit.
Contents
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1 Geology
2 Area and climate
3 Accessibility
4 Gallery
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Geology[edit]
The desert is composed of stratified layers of easily erodible siltstone, mudstone, and shale of the Triassic Chinle Formation. These fine grained rock layers contain abundant iron and manganese compounds which provide the pigments for the various colors of the region. Thin resistant lacustrine limestone layers and volcanic flows cap the mesas. Numerous layers of silicic volcanic ash occur in the Chinle and provide the silica for the petrified logs of the area. The erosion of these layers has resulted in the formation of the badlands topography of the region.[5][6][7]
In the southern portions of the desert the remains of a Triassic period coniferous forest have fossilized over millions of years. Wind, water and soil erosion continue to change the face of the landscape by shifting sediment and exposing layers of the Chinle Formation. An assortment of fossilized prehistoric plants and animals are found in the region, as well as dinosaur tracks and the evidence of early human habitation.
Area and climate[edit]
The Painted Desert extends roughly from Cameron–Tuba City southeast to past Holbrook and the Petrified Forest National Park. The desert is about 120 miles (190 km) long by about 60 miles (97 km) wide, making it roughly 7,500 square miles (19,425 km2) in area.[8] Bordering southwest and south is the Mogollon Plateau, and on the plateau's south border the Mogollon Rim, the north border of the Arizona transition zone.
Owing to the strong rain shadow of the Mogollon Rim, the Painted Desert has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), with hot, dry summers and cold, though virtually snow-free winters. The annual precipitation is the lowest in northern Arizona and in many places is lower even than Phoenix.[9]
[hide]Climate data for Tuba City, Arizona (1971 to 2000)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
76
(24) 76
(24) 84
(29) 94
(34) 100
(38) 110
(43) 110
(43) 108
(42) 103
(39) 92
(33) 80
(27) 71
(22) 110
(43)
Average high °F (°C)
45.4
(7.4) 53.0
(11.7) 60.1
(15.6) 68.3
(20.2) 77.7
(25.4) 88.8
(31.6) 93.4
(34.1) 90.7
(32.6) 83.4
(28.6) 71.9
(22.2) 56.3
(13.5) 46.0
(7.8) 69.6
(20.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)
33.8
(1) 39.7
(4.3) 46.2
(7.9) 53.2
(11.8) 62.5
(16.9) 72.2
(22.3) 78.0
(25.6) 75.8
(24.3) 68.2
(20.1) 56.4
(13.6) 43.2
(6.2) 33.8
(1) 55.3
(12.9)
Average low °F (°C)
22.2
(−5.4) 26.4
(−3.1) 32.2
(0.1) 38.0
(3.3) 47.2
(8.4) 55.5
(13.1) 62.5
(16.9) 60.9
(16.1) 53.0
(11.7) 40.8
(4.9) 30.0
(−1.1) 21.5
(−5.8) 40.9
(4.9)
Record low °F (°C)
−15
(−26) −9
(−23) 5
(−15) 13
(−11) 10
(−12) 30
(−1) 34
(1) 40
(4) 20
(−7) 11
(−12) −4
(−20) −13
(−25) −15
(−26)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
0.55
(14) 0.52
(13.2) 0.59
(15) 0.27
(6.9) 0.32
(8.1) 0.17
(4.3) 0.66
(16.8) 0.69
(17.5) 0.98
(24.9) 0.85
(21.6) 0.43
(10.9) 0.32
(8.1) 6.35
(161.3)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
0.8
(2) 0.8
(2) 0.1
(0.3) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.0
(0) 0.9
(2.3) 2.6
(6.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch)
4.2 3.6 5.3 2.3 3.2 2.3 6.3 6.8 4.7 4.1 3.1 3.6 49.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch)
0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Source: [10]
Accessibility[edit]
Much of the region is accessible only by foot or unpaved road though major highways and paved roads cut across the area. The towns of Cameron and Tuba City, both on the Navajo Nation, are two major settlements. A permit is required for all backroad travel on the Navajo Nation.[11]
Gallery[edit]
The Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park
The gray and red colored bands across the landform are typical of most geologic features in the Painted Desert.
Painted Desert with logs of petrified wood, Petrified Forest National Park
Sunset in White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
A panoramic view of the Little Painted Desert County Park as seen from Arizona Route 87
See also[edit]
Painted Hills, Oregon
Painted Desert (South Australia)
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Painted Desert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. February 8, 1980. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Jaeger, Edmund C. The North American Deserts. (cited by Trimble The Sagebrush Ocean, p. 10)
Jump up ^ Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 18. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
Jump up ^ Wilderness camping at NPS
Jump up ^ Chronic, Halka, Pages of Stone: Geology of Grand Canyon & Plateau Country National Parks & Monuments, Mountaineers Books; 2nd ed., 2004, pp. 131–34 ISBN 978-0-89886-680-3
Jump up ^ Baars, Donald L., Navajo Country, University of New Mexico Press, 1995 pp. 47–53 ISBN 0-8263-1587-9
Jump up ^ Baars, Donald L., The Colorado Plateau: a Geologic History, University of New Mexico Press, 1983, pp. 163–68 ISBN 0-8263-0599-7
Jump up ^ "Grand Canyon and Other Spectacular Sights in Arizona", on-the-matrix.com, [1]
Jump up ^ Arizona Annual Precipitation Map
Jump up ^ "Tuba City, AZ" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Travel Navajo Nation". Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Painted Desert (Arizona).
Regional map for Navajo Lands
Regional Map and Visitor Information for Hopi Lands
National Park Services Website - Petrified Forest National Park
Geology of the region
Grand Canyon and Other Spectacular Sights in Arizona, on-the-matrix.com, (area of Painted Desert, 7500 sq mi
Ecological Subregions of the United States - US Forest Service
Petrified Forest Wilderness Area at Wilderness.net
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The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
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"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
7" U.S. single
Single by Timbuk3
from the album Greetings from Timbuk3
Released
1986
Format
7"
Length
3:21
Label
I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)
Pat MacDonald
Producer(s)
Dennis Herring
"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is a song by Timbuk3. It is the opening track from their debut album, Greetings from Timbuk3. Released as the album's first single in 1986, it was the band's only significant mainstream hit.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Chart performance
3 Rejection of commercial licensing
4 References
5 External links
Background[edit]
The inspiration for the song, and the title specifically, came when Barbara MacDonald said to her husband singer/songwriter Pat MacDonald, "The future is looking so bright, we'll have to wear sunglasses!" But, while Barbara had made the comment in earnest – it was the early '80s, the two had met and married and were starting a family, their first EP was coming, their book was filling up with gigs – Pat heard the comment as an ironic quip and wrote down instead, "The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades."[1]
From there, the lyrics to the song were born, but not the song as it ended up in the minds of popular culture. While Pat wrote a song of a young nuclear scientist and his rich future,[1] listening audiences heard a graduation theme song.
Pat revealed on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s that the meaning of the song was widely misinterpreted as a positive perspective in regard to the near future. Pat somewhat clarified the meaning by stating that it was, contrary to popular belief, a "grim" outlook. While not saying so directly, he hinted at the idea that the bright future was in fact due to impending nuclear holocaust. The "job waiting" after graduation signified the demand for nuclear scientists to facilitate such events. Pat drew upon the multitude of past predictions which transcend several cultures that foreshadow the world ending in the 1980s, along with the nuclear tension at the height of the Cold War to compile the song.
Two verses were written more explicitly portraying the ironic intent of the song. One went:
Well I'm well aware of the world out there,
getting blown all to bits, but what do I care?
The other referred to a supporter of Ronald Reagan as "a flaming fascist". However, they were omitted from the final recording because MacDonald felt they were too heavy-handed and obvious.[2] When they performed the song on The Joan Rivers Show in 1989, the third verse they sang was similar to the former omitted verse.
Similarly, the group's EP Looks Like Dark to Me contains a slower version of the song with an additional verse, making clear the dark nature of the song's intent:
Blowin' up the lab,
Blowin' the professor,
Torn between two evils,
I always pick the lesser.
That same EP's title track also refers back to this song:
The future's been bright for so long now, it looks like dark to me
Chart performance[edit]
The song was the group's only major hit, reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[3] Additionally, the song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Chart (1986–1987)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 18
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 23
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 21
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[3] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 19
US Cash Box[10] 21
Rejection of commercial licensing[edit]
The former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses.[11]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Moser, Margaret (February 23, 2007). "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 9, 2011. 'Oh, the future's so bright, we'll have to wear sunglasses!'" Kooyman teased. "Pat heard me say it, but he heard it with irony so he wrote down, 'The future's so bright I gotta wear shades.'
Jump up ^ Graff, Gary (May 3, 1987). "Timbuk 3's anti-nuke 'Shades' turns into misunderstood hit". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Timbuk 3 – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 310. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8857." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0775." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Timbuk 3". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – Timbuk 3 – The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
Jump up ^ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending DECEMBER 27, 1986 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 2, 2012). Cash Box magazine.
Jump up ^ Langer, Andy (November 24, 2000). "The Future's Still Bright". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
External links[edit]
Song Review at AllMusic
Lyrics
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