Hi Everyone - we're here at the Petrified Forest in Arizona.

There was a path that you could follow and you could see all the fallen logs turned to stone.

The wood has crystallized into stone.

We ran out of time and didn't get to see a lot of the Painted Desert, so we went back the next day and took the following pictures.

I only walked half-way down. It was hot!

Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood

Some of these pieces were as high as $3,800

amethysts

Dinosaur bones

fossils

Except for ruins, there are few buildings in the park. One historic building which does exist is the Painted Desert Inn, originally built as a roadside inn and long a respite for folks traveling west on Route 66, now Interstate 40, which runs through the park. The Inn occupies a position on the rim above the Painted Desert.

The Painted Desert Inn is currently listed as a National Landmark. It was originally built in 1924, enlarged in 1930 by the C.C.C, and purchased by the National Park Service in 1936. It is a mixture of Spanish and Indian pueblo styles. It also features beautiful murals inside the building painted in 1947 by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie.

It was worth going to see!