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Published: October 14th 2009
Giant Logs Area
Petrified Forest National Park(day 1)
My mom has always dreamt of going to Colorado, so we decided to take a road trip to Telluride. We took the scenic, smaller roads in favor of the interstate. Arizona has so many beautiful places, many lurking just around the corner. So many places, in fact, that we haven't even seen a lot of them. The Salt River Canyon was on our list of places to see. The Salt River Canyon is a short drive north on Route 60 from Mesa. The ground suddenly opens up and the road hugs the curves of the mountain. The Salt River Canyon is often called the mini-Grand Canyon. After driving the hairpin turns and oo-ing and ah-ing, we headed north to Petrified Forest National Park. The petrified wood's history started out 200 million years ago when the trees fell into rivers. There they were buried with sediment. Minerals from volcanic ash absorbed into the tree, changed the cellular structure and slowly turned the tree from wood to rock. My pictures don't really do any justice to the magnificent beauty that the petrified wood holds. They still look like wood at a glance because of the bark. But with further inspection, the
interior of the petrified wood is definitely rock. The road through the petrified forest links to the Painted Desert. The landscape in the Painted Desert explodes with vibrant colors, in hues of oranges, reds and pinks.
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Nichole
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Pretty
I can't wait to go there after winter. I want to go there and to the Painted Desert.