The last day in Arizona was spent in the Petrified Forest National Park, which is at the end of the Arizona side of Route 66 and is over 95,000 acres. Petrified wood has always fascinated me. I have had a rock collection since I was a kid, and have a couple of petrified wood pieces. It's amazing to me that wood can someday become rocks. Therefore, I was very excited to check out this park. There were so many colorful concentrations of petrified wood. some pieces looked like an entire tree, just laying on its side.
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Most pieces were dark, so this one caught my eye.
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On the trail at Crystal Forest .
Another area along the mile-long hike at Crystal Forest.
Puerco Ruins in the Petrified Forest. I especially liked this particular petroglyph- a stork and baby?
Puerco Ruins
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Three tee-pees
We stopped at this little marker, explaining how Route 66 used to passed through the national park.
This old car was also at the marker.
The Painted Desert was fascinating. So many colors!
We drove through the Navajo Reservation from Holbrook (Petrified Forest) to Moab. It took most of the day. There was so much poverty! I saw this colorful house on the reservation. It haunted me. After about 20 miles, we turned around and drove back so I could stop and take some pictures. It was one of those times where I knew if I didn't get the shot, I would always regret it: The beauty of the red rocks against the poverty of reservation living.
Here's another that caught my eye. This van is attached to the building. Is this someone's home?
This shot was taken just at sunset, facing the east mountains just south of Moab. We talked about staying the night in Moab, but because of Spring Break, the little town was packed with people on the streets. We decided to press on. It was such a long day of driving. We arrived home just before 1 a.m. If we would have stayed there overnight, I would not have been able to be at the hospital at 1 p.m. the next day when my mother was admitted.
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Most pieces were dark, so this one caught my eye.+%5B1280x768%5D.jpg)
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On the trail at Crystal Forest .
Another area along the mile-long hike at Crystal Forest.
Puerco Ruins in the Petrified Forest. I especially liked this particular petroglyph- a stork and baby?
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Three tee-pees
We stopped at this little marker, explaining how Route 66 used to passed through the national park.
This old car was also at the marker.
The Painted Desert was fascinating. So many colors!
We drove through the Navajo Reservation from Holbrook (Petrified Forest) to Moab. It took most of the day. There was so much poverty! I saw this colorful house on the reservation. It haunted me. After about 20 miles, we turned around and drove back so I could stop and take some pictures. It was one of those times where I knew if I didn't get the shot, I would always regret it: The beauty of the red rocks against the poverty of reservation living.
Here's another that caught my eye. This van is attached to the building. Is this someone's home?
This shot was taken just at sunset, facing the east mountains just south of Moab. We talked about staying the night in Moab, but because of Spring Break, the little town was packed with people on the streets. We decided to press on. It was such a long day of driving. We arrived home just before 1 a.m. If we would have stayed there overnight, I would not have been able to be at the hospital at 1 p.m. the next day when my mother was admitted.