{"id":7002,"date":"2023-10-23T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=7002"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:40:20","slug":"october-23-2023-trip-12-day-22-petrified-forest-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steveandmarleneontheroad.com\/?p=7002","title":{"rendered":"October 23, 2023 : Trip 12, Day 22 – Petrified Forest National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We started our day at the Petrified Forest National Park. While we were driving to the Crystal Forest, we spotted several large petrified logs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we got to the Crystal Forest, we found out that the name “forest” truly did apply. We hiked a large loop through the Crystal Forest. There were numerous fallen trees that had petrified and broken because of the weight of the stone. Some of the trees are slowly being buried by sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were more smaller pieces of petrified wood than you could count. Here is a sample of some that we saw. The colors and the shine of the minerals is beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is what the Crystal Forest looked like where we hiked.<\/p>\n\n\n