Tuesday, November 29, 2011

What a beautiful day!  We continued our daily routine and left the campsite at the Crystal Forest Museum Gift Shop about 9:45 am, then progressed to the entrance of the Petrified Forest National Park using the previous day’s pass to enter.

Teepee at the Crystal Museum

Our campsite

 First we started with a stop at the Rainbow Museum.  The ranger gave a lecture on the formation of the petrified wood logs.  At the conclusion of the presentation, we followed a trail that intertwined through the various deposits of petrified logs.  The logs were phenomenal.  The trees were very large when they fell.  What an awesome sight!

Cyndie and the petrified logs

Tom standing among the petrified logs

Old Faithful

Petrified Logs

              
As we wiggled our way through the park, we made several stops.  Each time we got out of the motorhome, took pictures and marveled at the sight.




Our rig at a painted mountain

The stop at the Painted Desert was incredible.  The sight was magnificent with the layers of rock having a variety of colors from red to white in horizontal bands.



A painted mountain



A red painted mountain



Petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock

The time we spent in the park was a wonderful break from the daily travel.

The rest of the day was spent in conducting upkeep activities such as dumping waste, filling propane tank, filling gas tank, and buying food.  Our destination for the evening is the Wal-Mart parking lot in Winslow, Arizona.  Tomorrow’s goal is Flagstaff.