Petrified Forest National Park had a problem. About a ton of wood left the park every month as entire hillsides were pillaged, the story went. Rangers did what they could to stop the plundering ...

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So imagine your walk through these so-called forests: Jasper, Crystal, Black, Blue, and most spectacular, Rainbow. There are so few people around, and so many petrified wood chips, and you start ...

The Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona is well-known for the ongoing theft of petrified wood, even spurring a 2014 book called about people who feel guilty and return the ...

Explore America's ancient history by walking through trees that are millions of years old, preserved throughout time in a ...

Petrified oak from Stinking Water, Oregon. The inset is a photomicrograph of the remarkable anatomical detail preserved in these specimens. The lines and arrows indicate the growth rings and the ...

Ranger Bill Parker said about 10 years ago, someone had an idea: "We had all this photography of the wood. We went out, found the exact angles they were shot at, and re-shot 'em.

There’s also a park for picnicking or relaxing. At the end of the trail is the Earth Science Museum filled with petrified wood samples from the other 49 states.

Saturday, October 1, 2022 Guided Backcountry Hike: Onyx Bridge Hike 5 miles round trip to Onyx Bridge, a dramatic example of petrified wood eroding out of the Black Forest Bed of the Chinle Formation.