Petrified Forest

The National Parks have an Annual Pass. It costs $80 and lets you get entry to all of the parks in the service. It's an incredible deal, one that I'm glad I got at the beginning of this trip. After our trip to the Grand Canyon, we drove out to New Mexico to experience the Petrified Forest.

It's fascinating to see petrified wood, which is another name for fossilized wood. Prehistoric wood managed to get trapped in ancient caves and eventually turned into this random collection of precious "wood."

While it's interesting to see objects that are thousands of years old, I have to say that it was a little underwhelming to walk around the trails. However, my highlight from the trip had to be seeing the petrogylphs etched onto rocks. Written by Native American tribes, it's a fascinating glimpse into the past.

We drove out of the Park to head off to Santa Fe, but before we exited the park, we saw quite possibly the most beautiful view ever. It's a shame that no photograph can possibly capture how majestic the sight was.

Petrified Forest National Park - http://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm