Gazing across the Painted Desert of northern Arizona today, it’s hard to believe that 200 million years ago the region was a primeval tropical forest watered by abundant streams and inhabited by a ...

Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. “People come to Petrified Forest ...

Of Arizona’s three national parks, Petrified Forest is the least visited. That’s a shame, since it is absolutely stunning. Though named after the fields of petrified wood, that’s only one reason to ...

Petrified Forest National Park is the only national park in the U.S. with a section of old Route 66. The park is also home to a "rainbow" forest, which has colorful tree fossils that are more than 200 ...

The Petrified Forest National Park is Arizona's least visited national park. I stopped at the park on a recent road trip across America's Southwest. I discovered colorful fossilized logs, uncovered ...

Think of a forest and most people will envision lush landscapes with rows of tall trees all around. A forest can also be a place where people find 200-million-year-old fossils of ancient trees from ...

Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. The park is right off Interstate 40 in ...