United StatesNow 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.
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United StatesWe 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.
United StatesOne 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.
United StatesNewspaper Rock holds petroglyphs from the puebloans, who lived in the area. Some are nearly 2,000 years old.
United StatesAt Puerco Pueblo, we saw the remains of Puebloan homes that were occupied between 1250-1380.
United StatesWhen Route 66 was still in its heyday it traveled through the park. An old Studebaker now marks the route's location.
United StatesAt 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.
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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
