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Frozen in Time - Vacation Spot: Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
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One of the coolest National Parks in the U.S. is the Petrified Forest. Here are some reasons why:
| | The mystery of how this sea of petrified wood was created, or imagining the enormous reptiles that once grazed across this land some weighing up to two tons! |
| | Visitors searching for more than wood will be pleasantly surprised by the Painted Desert Area of the park, where the topography changes to Badlands and the colored Blue Mesa Area and TeePee Land Formations are found. |
| | The Puerco Indian Ruins and Petroglyphs, dating back to 1000 A.D., and which appear to act as solar calendars. |
| | Flora of the park which is typical of a desert climate, rich with cacti, yucca and cottonwood trees. Sixteen varieties of lizards and snakes call the park home, and include the ubiquitous collared lizard and the western rattlesnake |
| | Park Activities: Before exploring the sea of petrified wood and prehistoric rock carvings in the park, a trip to the Rainbow Forest Museum is in order. At the museum, visitors will be exposed to the telling of the Petrified Forest's history complete with fossilized bones and reconstructed skeletons of long extinct reptiles. One unusual exhibit features hundreds of pieces of petrified wood that have been stolen and returned (complete with apologetic notes) to the park. Beyond the museum area, the Long Logs Trail takes visitors to the Agate House, constructed by Indians in the 16th century using only petrified wood. |
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