This amazing place was one of the places we missed last year due to the Covid shutdowns, but we got there this time! Over 200 million years ago, a flood carried many, many downed trees down into this area. Here they rested under water rich in minerals for eons. During that time, the organic material in the trees was converted into solid quartz. When the water receded, the trees were still deep under the soil. 60 million years ago, the Colorado Plateau began upheaving and the brittle quartz cracked. Once the earth washed away, the trees were exposed and appear to have been chainsawed into pieces. In the northern part of the park lies the Painted Desert. More beautiful scenery formed over eons.

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