April 25, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °FNow we are headed up north through the Petrified Forest National Park up to the Painted Desert Park. Our view from the RV is really incredible since we sit up high and are surrounded with windows; it’s like being in a fancy passenger train car with panoramic views through dome windows.
June 13, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 61 °FA few of the flowers located in the park.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FWe returned to the Petrified Forest National Park to continue our tour of the park. We stopped in Crystal Forest. It's named for the crystals that formed in the petrified wood on the site.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FOne of the petrified logs fell over a small river. Over the years the water has eroded that ground underneath causing the log to become a bridge.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FWe then hiked through a "forest" of blue mesas.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FNewspaper Rock holds petroglyphs from the puebloans, who lived in the area. Some are nearly 2,000 years old.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FAt Puerco Pueblo, we saw the remains of Puebloan homes that were occupied between 1250-1380.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FWhen Route 66 was still in its heyday it traveled through the park. An old Studebaker now marks the route's location.
June 14, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °FAt the north end of the park is the Painted Desert Inn. Murals inside the inn were painted as part of a WPA project in the 30s.
April 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We spent a fantastic day hiking through the Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert. Toured the Rainbow Forest Museum and Painted Desert Inn.
Our favorite hikes were the Blue Mesa and Painted Desert Rim trails. https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm
You might also know this place by the following names:
Paulcell Place
