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| Junior Rangers! |
Our original plan was to drive straight to the Grand Canyon. However, after looking through our guidebooks again, I convinced Ted that we couldn’t miss The Painted Desert and The Petrified Forest. So last night we stayed in Holbrook, Arizona and went to The Petrified Wood Company. Although it was a store, it really was more like a museum. They had the most amazing examples of petrified wood (taken from private lands) and lots of rocks, minerals, and fossils. I could have happily spent several hours there (I have a thing about rocks).
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| The Painted Desert |
After seeing all of the petrified wood at the store last night, we were really excited to go to The Petrified Forest. For those of you who may not know what petrified wood is, it is wood that has turned to stone. Really, how cool is that? (I’m sure Ted will put a link for you to learn more about the process). The colors are just amazing. Also inside The Petrified Forest is part of The Painted Desert with beautiful multicolored rock formations.
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| Petrified Logs - Everywhere! |
We also saw remains of an ancient pueblo from 600-800 years ago and some petroglyphs (ancient drawings on stone).There were also two museums with very helpful rangers.
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| Ancient Petroglyphs |
Speaking of rangers, the kids completed the national park book for The Petrified Forest and earned their Petrified Forest Badge and were sworn in as junior rangers today.
After we spent the morning at the park, we headed to Grand Canyon Village.
After we spent the morning at the park, we headed to Grand Canyon Village.
Learn More:
Petrified Forest: http://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm
Petrified Wood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrified_wood
Leslie's Favorite Store: http://www.petrifiedwoodco.com/
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