Petrified Forest

11/22 --11/24/2018

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Petrified Forest National Park is one of the best places in the world to see the fossil record, especially fallen trees, from the Late Triassic Period, about 225 million years ago.  Petrified Forest National Park contains a wealth of scenic, scientific, and historical values in addition to the petrified wood that the original monument was designated to protect.  Throughout the park there is also abundant evidence of human inhabitants who arrived at least 8,000 years ago.

Getting there ...

Woanyu and I decided to take a short trip since neither Linus nor Iris will come home for this Thanksgiving break.  We had an early 6AM flight to Phoenix on the Thanksgiving Day.  It's about 3.5 hours driving from Phoenix to the southern part of the park, where we started at the Rainbow Forest Museum and Visitor Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Going Home ...

We returned to the trailhead at about 2PM and ready to head back to Phoenix to catch our late evening flight.  It was a short trip and the first Thanksgiving without any kids together with us.  Although we missed Linus and Iris, it was not bad at all for Woanyu and I to spend a few days to enjoy a little nature gem. 

 


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