Jasper Forest, originally called First Forest as it was the first part of the park accessed from Adamana, a town the railroad tracks passed through, has a high concentration of wood. To prevent full-scale looting, the road that once ran here was closed, but you can now take a nice long walk among hundreds of piece of petrified wood, some full-length although in sections. Remember that I told you they fall apart in piece due to their weight? And as I’m sure you now know, the Jasper Forest isn’t made of jasper but of…what else? Petrified wood, which is actually a fossil.
The variety of minerals make beautiful colors. There are so many beauties here that I found I finally had to stop taking photos. Each one looked as good or better than the last, finally causing a feeling of burnout. I did continue to marvel at them, though.
Everywhere you look you see more petrified wood and who knows how much lie still covered?
Friday will be our last day in Petrified Forest. Not much walking but some lovely pieces of petrified wood. Still having fun?
This, that and the other thing 
Totally weird and wonderful, Janet. It’s like being on another planet.
😉. But you don’t need a rocket, space suit, or extra oxygen.
Fabulous janet, the colours are wonderful 🙂
It really is amazing and if the sun had been out, it would have been even more colorful.
Great photos. The colors in this petrifiied wood are beautiful. This rugged landscape is simply wonderful to me.
I agree, Peggy.
Still so amazing and strange, and still loving the vacation 😀
Good. One day to go, after Thursday Doors, and then on to something else.
What an incredible place. It’s definitely not what I envision when I hear the word “forest”!
That’s true. 😉 It really is incredible.
Oh Janet, I’ve so been enjoying this series of yours. Love this kind of forest 😀
It makes me happy to read that, Cee. One more day on Friday.
Oh goodie 😀
The petrified wood is just amazing!
I think so too, Aletta. And the colors are wonderful.
Yes indeed!
That looks amazing, Janet. I’ve always wondered what a petrified forest looks like. Thank you!
My pleasure. I’m happy to share the unique beauty of this place.
Amazing place! The colours are exceptional and the place looks like another planet.
Even seeing the colors on a cloudy day is awesome. I can just imagine how they look in full sunlight. 🙂
I find this utterly fascinating, Janet! Can you perhaps recall how old these fossilised trees are? Are there any fossils of the animals and birds that roamed these ancient forests as well?
There are some other fossils and you might see some on Friday. 😉 This is what I found for the age of the trees: “According to isotopic geological data reported by the National Park Service, trees in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona are between 211 and 218 million years old.”
As I believe in a young earth and a worldwide flood, which would cause tremendous pressure and speed things up, I take that with more than one grain of salt. But there you have it. 😉
Thanks, Janet! I’m looking forward to seeing those other fossils tomorrow (it’s Thursday here already 😉 )
Wow out of this world. Awesome read
Thanks. It’s an amazing place. Sorry for the late response but I just found your comment in my spam folder.
janet
I love photographing petrified wood, and I enjoyed your images, Janet. I once enlarged one of my photos & framed it as a gift. It is so beautiful. 🌞
It’s even more beautiful in person with the sun out, but didn’t suffer even during this cloudy visit.
Fascinating photos, Janet. The colors are bright, crisp and the detail of the wood is clear. I’ll bet you were happy with your photos when you got home. I love that you took photos of the wood tucked around the grass. I hadn’t seen much vegetation there and the green is a great contrast.
I was happy with them, Donna . As I mentioned in a few other comments, it was really better for photos to have the sky with the dramatic clouds than it would’ve been if it were just sunny. The vegetation reminded me of the last time we went through the Badlands and everything was green. That’s something I’ve never seen before and it was amazing.
It was. I loved the photos.
The petrified wood has many incredible colours. I have seen such dark colors mixed together like this. The light ones might be pine??
The information says some were conifers so that’s possible.
[…] Jasper Forest […]