Petrified Forest 3

Petrified Forest, Route 66 memory, Painted Desert (Nov. 21)

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December 6th 2011
When we left Flagstaff, it was a cold, threatening morning. We drove east on old route 66 and it never rained on us all day. At Holbrook we turned off and went the back way into the Petrified forest. What a wonderful place to re-explore! Driving north throught the park we crossed route 66 again and stopped at the Route 66 wayside memory stop. Continuing on we were able to get some great color ... read more

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