This leg of our journey brought us out of the forest and out onto some amazingly vast high plains. Not a whole lot out here, except some pretty serious wind, but we do have a destination in mind.
Free campground outside entrance to park
Just because
Desert assault vehicle
Our next stop was the amazing Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, AZ. This park touts having the largest concentration of petrified wood in the world.
The park has a lot more to offer than petrified wood, which actually was very interesting, but there are also some amazing geologic features all along the single road that meanders through. We took a few hikes to get a closer view.
Lunch spot above and view from below
The Blue Mesa
The Teepees
Our last hike was around the rim of the Painted Desert
The quantity and diversity of the natural beauty across this country continues to surprise and please us. If there weren’t so many cars, trucks, and shopping centers along the way the experience would be thoroughly enjoyable, but I guess that’s just too much to ask for.
Travels with haRVy 
I like the shadow photo…………..and yes trucks, cars and shopping centers all over the country but a lot of beautiful and interesting too !
By: Judy on April 14, 2014
at 12:08 am