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Basaic Says: The whole Painted Desert actually covers almost 95,000 acres from the Grand Canyon to the part you see in the Petrified Forest National Park. The area was formed by the Chinle Formation, a very soft layer of earth consisting mainly of mud, sandstone, and volcanic ash. The...
Petrified Forest National Park
Basaic Says: The Petrified Forest National Park was established in 1906. The park has one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, the colorful painted desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and 225 million year old fossils. It is open from 7...
Basaic Says: About 50,000 years ago a meteor estimated to be about 150 feet in diameter slammed into the earth about 20 miles west of modern day Winslow, Arizona. The depression is about 0.75 miles in diameter and 550 feet deep. It is one of the better examples of a meteor crater on the...
Petrified Forest Nat. Park – Painted Desert Inn
vtveen Says: A must see place along the park road is the Painted Desert Inn, nearby Kachina Point. This former road inn - dating back to 1920 - along Route 66 has been restored and is open for visitors.Painted Desert Inn is situated on the rim overlooking the Painted Desert and was built...
Petrified Forest Nat. Park - Painted Desert
vtveen Says: Painted Desert in the northern part of Petrified Forest National Park is part of a much bigger desert, which stretches from Interstate 40 in a northwest direction all the way to Lake Powell and Tuba City. This landscape of badlands, hills, mesas and buttes is arid land,...
Petrified Forest Nat. Park – the Tepees
vtveen Says: The Tepees area is another nice area in Petrified Forest National Park. These cone-shaped clay hills are named after the Indian ‘wigwams’ (although you must have some imagination) and do have remarkable banded colors. These layers are caused by different kinds of minerals:...
Petrified Forest NP – Blue Mesa
vtveen Says: The Blue Mesa area is located more or less in the east central section of Petrified Nat. Park and is also the link between the areas with petrified wood and the Painted Desert. Driving the three-mile loop road clockwise we still saw some petrified logs, obviously fallen down...
Petrified Forest NP – Crystal Forest
vtveen Says: Our second stop along the park road (just three miles from rainbow Forest Museum) was at the car park of Crystal Forest. This area is well-known for the huge number of petrified logs with exquisitely colors. Walking from the car park to the nearby Crystal Forest view point...
Petrified Forest NP – Rainbow Forest
vtveen Says: Rainbow Forest was our first stop along the park road and immediately after leaving the car we were ‘surrounded’ by pieces of petrified wood. But we started our visit in the Rainbow Forest Museum, which has exhibits about the history of the area, petrified wood and fossils....
Petrified Forest Nat. Park–incredible interesting
vtveen Says: The landscape of Petrified Forest NP was 225 million (!!!) years ago a vast plain crossed by streams and covered with forests of conifer trees. Trees fell and were swept away into floodplains. Volcanic ash and mud buried the trees. The sediment cut off oxygen; silica-laden...
Petrified Forest and Painted Dessert
frantz Says: Just amazing, in Greece there is one with only 2 trees but here as far as you can see tree trunks and bit and pieces laying around. It is one of the most amazing things we've ever seen.Just spend the day there driving around and at the end enjoy the Painted Dessert. Don't...
Petrified Forest & Painted Desert
Ewingjr98 Says: The Petrified Forest is about 30 miles down Interstate 40 from Holbrook. This National Park features petrified trees at the southern end, the middle has native American historical artifacts, and the north end of the park offers great views of the Painted Desert. Entrance is...
Ewingjr98 Says: Prior to the establishment of the interstate system, Route 66 ran from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois. After WWII, when Eisenhower saw the value of Germany's autobahn, he pushed for similar multi lane, divided highways in the US.Route 66 ran down what is now...
kop-queen Says: The photo does not do justice to the scale and colours on view.Yet another example that makes Arizona such an inspiring place to visit.
kop-queen Says: I'd read mixed reviews on this - people complaining of lack of trees!Well - they may look like trees but they're actually lumps of rock and they are pretty amazing. Visit the park museum and listen to the rangers or read the material to find out what it's all about.I'm...
Paulie_D Says: It's not really right to put this under 'Hotel' as I didn't stay there.I just passed through Holbrook on my way down Route 66 but the place is so unusual I just had to put it in here.
1 Review and 261 Opinions An average hotel with free wifi, plenty of parking, and within walking distance of a few of...
8 Reviews and 261 Opinions We arrived here around 7PM to see the sun setting. It was beautiful. All of the old cars added to...
Mesa Restaurante Italiana: basic Italian food
vtveen Says: There is not much choice for restaurants in Holbrook. We had read some rather good reviews and also the lady from the reception in our motel recommended it, so we decided to have dinner in Mesa Restaurante Italiana. During our visit - early in the evening - it was rather...
Ewingjr98 Says: An average Denny's or Perkin's-type family restaurant, I enjoyed the chicken fried steak. Unfortunately they had no beer. Service was OK, food was good... all in all an average experience.
Joe & Aggies Cafe: A Proper Diner
kop-queen Says: Themed Route 66 Diner. Cheese Omelette
vtveen Says: Ganado is about halfway between Petrified Forest National Park and Chinle (our next that day) and having some spare time we decided to visit the Hubbell Trading Post just outside this Navajo village. When entering the homestead it is just like stepping back in time (just...
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The colours of these eroded hills are really alive. Shades of grey, blue, and yellow through orange change during the day, depending on the altitude and...
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Holbrook is close to the Petrified Forest National Park; the Painted Desert; and the Meteor Crater. These are worth seeing.
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Holbrook -- Base camp for the Petrified Forest
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Petrified Forest National Park
The Petrified Forest is located in the badlands of the Painted Desert. This gives you the opportunity to see two national parks combined into one. You will only see petrified wood in this park, I...
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We only stopped in Holbrook for a cup of coffee and to look at the Wigwam Motel on our trip down Route 66. If you got here from my Route 66 Album, click the link to go back. - RETURN
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Holbrook – somewhere in the middle of nowhere
Holbrook is located in north-eastern Arizona's Navajo County on the banks of the Little Colorado River and along Interstate 40. In 1881 railroad tracks were laid and a railway station was built. The...
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