Surprising COLOR Can Be Found in the PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK | Painted Desert | Arizona
153Petrified Forest National Park is mainly known for its petrified logs, however, a colorful badlands area awaits you to explore - filled with intensely vivid hills alongside vibrant crystallized wood.
The Petrified Forest National Park is located partially in the desert badlands of Arizona called the Painted Desert. One look at this area and it is easy to see how this name came about. Brilliant red, gray, and lavender colors. The vibrant-colored layers are made up of siltstone, mudstone, and shale from the Triassic Chinle Formation. Much of the same materials that created the petrified logs the park is known for are responsible for the Painted Desert. Over time erosion has occurred revealing ever-evolving formations.
The Painted Desert Inn was originally built in the 1920s utilizing petrified wood plentifully found strewn throughout the area. For twelve years the building, known then as the "Stone Tree House", was a place travelers could stop, get a meal, purchase a souvenir or two, have a cool drink, and rest for the night. Despite having no electricity or running water, this place was a welcome respite from the harsh conditions of the area. Unfortunately, the clay the building was built on proved not to be stable and renovations took place in the 30s which added an adobe facade.
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⚪ Petrified Forest National Park - https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm
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00:00 Where Wood Meets Color
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