The petrified "not really a" forest

The "not so painted" desert and the petrified "not really a" forest

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July 31st 2005
We left Sedona and headed out for Meteor Crater which really is (as Ryan put it) a big hole in the ground... Then off to the painted desert. We had wind and the threat of rain so, perhaps, this is why the painted desert didn't seem so painted. We've enclosed a picture. Better, however, was the petrified wood which looked more like candles but was actually wood that had absorbed minerals many ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more