Petrified Forest, NM

5-4-2024

We are staying just outside the Petrified Forest, a national park. We drove through it today, stopping at points of interest and walking a couple of the trails. The scenery is different from anything we’ve seen so far. By the way, we crossed the Continental Divide yesterday and now we are on Mountain Time.

First, here’s our set up.

See all the tree stumps? Those are pieces of petrified wood.

This is what they look like close up.

Very cool looking
Made out of pieces of petrified wood.
That dot you see is a person walking the trail.
These are petroglyphs, messages the Indians left. This is called newspaper Rock.
It may not come across on your phone screen but this scenery is just stunning.

We stopped into the Visitors Center at the end and got a sticker for the camper, of course.

Me and Zoe
The Desert Inn. People don’t stay here anymore but it looks like it was a cool place to stay when it was in use.

We are staying in place until Monday because of the wind advisory for tomorrow. It is not advisable to be on the road with a camper in high winds. Next stop is Flagstaff, AZ.

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  2. Hi Sally –

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    div>Hope all is well with you. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy seeing all of your beautiful photos. You certainly are enjoying life. It makes me smi

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