“Do you have any rocks or minerals in the car with you?” asked the park ranger. “Yes, a geode and piece of petrified wood that we purchased at the gift shop,” my father said. “Is it wrapped up?” asked ...

For visitors who are interested in seeing an ancient landscape, it’s worth the 3-hour drive from Grand Canyon National Park to visit Petrified Forest National Park. Home to fossils older than 200 ...

Petrified Forest National Park is one of the most surprising places in the American Southwest. It’s an otherworldly mix of colorful badlands, ancient petroglyphs, historic Route 66 nostalgia, and the ...

The most famous petrified forest in the U.S. is out west in Arizona, but Mississippi has its own forest full of petrified ...

HOLBROOK , Ariz. – The first letter turned up at Petrified Forest National Monument in 1935 all the way from Budaun, India. It was addressed to "The Officer in Charge." " Dear Sir," it began, the ...

In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago. When we first visited these petrified trees more than 20 years ago ...

There’s beautiful trails and a storybook lake at the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park near Escalante, along with plenty of campsites and a luxurious bathroom facility — the floor is heated and ...

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When it comes to his love for our National Parks, our Conor Knighton makes no apologies. Not so for some of the visitors who preceded him to his latest stop: Matt Smith is the museum curator at ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After serving nearly 30 years as a doorstop for a nuclear physicist, a hunk of petrified wood from Arizona has finally been recognized as a one-of-a-kind find. The ...

In the credit where credit is due department, the credit belongs to Patrick Fuchs. He's 41 years old and a graduate of Northern Arizona University. He lives with his girlfriend in central Phoenix, and ...