The Badlands in Winter/ Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Posted: January 2, 2020 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: deserts, world travels | Tags: Arizona, Petrified Forest National Park | 2 Comments

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Remnants of a forest that is dated back to the Triassic Period, about 225 million years ago, are scattered all over the park. Visitors are strictly prohibited from taking pieces of fossilized wood as souvenirs and are subject to large fines if they do, but park employees estimate that about 12 tons of petrified wood is carried off every year nonetheless. Parts of the park are referred to as “The Painted Desert” because of the bands of colors that display geological eras.

The Badlands/ Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Posted: March 22, 2018 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: deserts, world travels | Tags: apache, Arizona, badlands, deserts, navajo, Petrified Forest National Park | Leave a comment

The Petrified Forest National Park is in the Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. It is on The Painted Desert, named for it’s banded colors.

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