PETRIFIED FOREST -
Bolidechaser Travels to the Petrified Forest
May 2, 1998
26 miles East of Holbrook
Apache County, Arizona
Bolidechaser Travels to the Petrified Forest
May 2, 1998
26 miles East of Holbrook
Apache County, Arizona
Bolidechaser takes a side trip to the Petrified Forest.
When I was a kid I made a promise to myself that if I was ever in this part of the country, I would have to visit the Petrified Forest, and the neighboring Painted Desert!
Bolidechaser's Petrified Forest Trip Log: |
After visiting some rock shops in Holbrook, I entered the park from the South. At the main entrance the park ranger had me place any rocks that I had in the vehicle into a sealed bag. After I casually mentioned my interest in meteorites, the ranger informed me that at the Rainbow Museum there was another ranger with the same interests - Ranger Rita Garcia.
Petrified wood can be found in place in the volcanic ash/volcaniclastic deposits:
Be sure to stop at Stewart's Petrified Wood & Meteorites on your way back to Holbrook and the strewn field: |
It is not permitted to collect petrified wood within the National Park. But it's easy to pick up a great specimen here. STEWART's is just 9 miles east of the strewn field and just north of Adamana at Exit 303: |