Petrified Forest in Northern Arizona

Here we are in the Petrified Forest National Park. The park has a 28 mile road that offers overlooks for the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest. All 4 of these pictures are of petrified wood. It took us 3 hours to stop and see everything. The colors are spectactular!! 225 million years ago, this area was a floodplain with tall pine-like trees, dinosaurs and other plants and animals. You can't see any of this from I-40, but only a few miles off the highway the sights are awesome! I'm glad we stopped for this!