Petrified Forest - 9/26

Yes, we're having fun. This park was very interesting. These tree/rocks were really amazing. As you go through these pictures you will notice some holes in the tree/rocks. These are where crystals once resided. Tourists have removed them over the years and there are very few left. The park estimates that there are 1 ton of rock removed from the park every month.

This tree/rock is a 7 out of 10 on the scale of weight for rocks. Very dense.

The next three pictures are of the "Old Faithful" of the Petrified Forest. It is said that this tree/rock weighs 44 tons. Pictures don't reflect just how big this thing is, there was a special walk put around it. The root ball I would guess to be about 10 in diameter.

See the hole, 1 crystal gone. Aren't the colors stunning?

Check out the blue on the right, below the red and above the yellow. The colors were quite stricking.

This isn't even "old faithful" but really big.

The colors were so deep ...

This grass was so lacy. Really beautiful stuff.

I've had so many pictures of this type of yellow flower. It is the first time I have seen this plant in this stage, kind of like a dandilion.

Isn't this pretty? Its center kind of reminds me of a rose ... I'm sure its not ... I just don't know what it is.