^ If you look closely, there are Ancient Petroglyphs well preserved on these rocks. So rad!
^^ Parts of the Historic Route 66.
We drove through the Petrified Forest or “Painted Desert” in Arizona after leaving Santa Fe for Sedona. Wow wow wowzas! What a find this place was. The clouds rolled in just above our heads, we could almost reach out and touch them. The quiet sense of desolation was eerie, yet peaceful. If you are a nerd like me when it comes to geological formations and the Earth’s incredible history, you will love this place. Oh, it is beautiful to look at too! The forest is a National Park, so there is a small entry fee, and you will be given a map to the 147 sq. miles you will be driving through. You will feel like Indiana Jones. There are around 12 points of interest that you are meant to stop at along the way, including hikes through petrified wood that shimmer with pure quartz or you can hike down the colorful hills where you may even discover a fossil. There are formations here that archeologists have confirmed to be from the Terrasic Era and there are over 10,000 years of human history that can be found here too. The Painted Desert is an archeologists and a photographers dream alike.