Petrified Logs Across the Painted Desert

Ancient petrified logs lie scattered across the rolling badlands of Petrified Forest National Park, where colorful fossilized wood contrasts with the pale hills and winding desert washes of the Painted Desert. Once part of lush Triassic forests more than 200 million years ago, these remarkable fossils now rest in one of Arizona's most unique landscapes, preserved by mineral-rich waters that transformed wood into brilliantly colored stone. This sweeping view captures both the immense scale of the desert and the extraordinary geological history written across its rugged terrain.
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