Painted Desert (Arizona) Painted Desert (Arizona) The Painted Desert is a United States desert of badlands in the Four Corners area running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park. It is most easily accessed in the north portion of 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
German submarine U-124 (1940) in command. The core of the crew came from Schulz’s previous command, U-64, which had been sunk during the Norwegian campaign, the survivors had been rescued by Wehrmacht mountain troops and their badge, the Edelweiss, was painted on U-124’s conning town in appreciation. He was relieved on 8 September 1941 by "Korvettenkapitän" Johann Mohr. He remained in command until the boat's loss in 1943. German Type IXB submarines were slightly larger than the original German Type IX submarines, later designated IXA. "U-124" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of