A photo story

The Painted Desert

Laura and I at a Painted Desert overlook in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, in January 2024. It was a cool, cloudy midday, around 47, with a light breeze. We stood at the rail and I took the photo.

We did a short hike and saw some petrified wood. The park is known for the Painted Desert, that band of striped, eroded hills, and for petrified wood, the fossilized remains of ancient trees.

We also went to the visitor center. Between the overlook, the hike, and that stop, we got a good look at the place.

We camped just outside the park for a week. A stay like that is a gift when you live on the road. You get time to see a place slowly, without rushing past it.