wow the petrified forest national park

I have  heard of this special park and I did not realize that it was right on my route.  A pleasant surprise. https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm This will give you some official info and more photos.

Other states and countries also have areas of petrified items.

This process began about 225 million years ago when this area was a tropical forest.

Bikes and ebikes can be used on any paved surface.

Volcanoes nearby erupted and covered the forest with ash.  This  covering kept the air and organisms from eating the trees and the mineral rich water helped the hardening process.

Petroglyphs are here too.

Enjoyed by many over the last centrury.

We can see how the erosion impacts the rocks differently.

This is going to be a pretty night to be outside.

Wow! I was right.