Panorama of Crystal Forest's Ancient Landscape

A sweeping panorama overlooks the remarkable landscape of Crystal Forest in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, where hundreds of petrified logs rest across colorful badlands shaped by millions of years of erosion. The winding park road leads the eye through rolling desert hills, fossil-rich terrain, and the remnants of an ancient forest that flourished more than 200 million years ago. This expansive view captures both the immense scale of one of the world's richest petrified wood deposits and the timeless beauty of the Painted Desert's rugged geology beneath a brilliant Southwestern sky.
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