This was taken during a *VERY* brief visit to the Petrified Forest National Park. Our group arrived with the idea that we'd be taking sunset shots at a certain location; unfortunately, we soon learned that the park CLOSES at 5PM and we'd have to be in our car and heading to an exit at this time. Are you kidding me? Well, like any good photographers would do in the same situation, we milked our time for everything it was worth and still managed to come away with some nice shots AND be awed at the magnificent beauty within the park boundaries.
As noted below, I pumped up the contrast/saturation/warmth a bit to better convey what we'd likely have seen if allowed to stay longer. During our time there, the sun was still beating down pretty hard, even though it was headed lower in the sky.