America’s National Parks
Puzzle 47 · The Colorado Plateau · Page 69 in print
Petrified Forest
Petrified Forest is the only park in the National Park System with a section of Historic Route 66, the “Main Street of America,” still marked by an old roadbed and weathered telephone poles.
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Late light on Puerco Pueblo.
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Agate Bridge spans a small gully in the petrified landscape.
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Agate Bridge
Agate Bridge, the named petrified-wood bridge feature in the park.
Blue Mesa
Blue Mesa, the badlands area with bluish bentonite and petrified wood.
Crystal Forest
Crystal Forest, the trail area named for crystals within petrified logs.
Fred Kabotie
Fred Kabotie, the Hopi artist who painted murals in Painted Desert Inn.
Giant Logs
Giant Logs, the trail area featuring large and colorful petrified logs.
Jasper Forest
Jasper Forest, the area with a high concentration of petrified wood.
Long Logs
Long Logs, the concentration of petrified wood described as an ancient log jam.
Mother Road
The Mother Road, the familiar nickname for historic Route 66 through the park.
Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock, the petroglyph site and archaeological district in the park.
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert, the desert landscape containing the historic inn.
Phytosaur
A phytosaur, the long-snouted Triassic reptile represented by abundant park fossils.
Puerco Pueblo
Puerco Pueblo, the partially excavated pueblo and petroglyph site.
Rainbow Forest
Rainbow Forest, the park area containing Rainbow Forest Museum.
Tepees
The Tepees, the park area exposing the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation.
Triassic
The Triassic, the geological period represented by the park's fossil-bearing rocks.
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- Agate BridgeNational Park Service
- Trails - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Painted Desert Inn - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Jasper ForestNational Park Service
- Petrified Forest National Park Celebrates Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Brief Administrative History - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Triassic Reptiles - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Puerco Pueblo - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Trip Itineraries - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service
- Geologic Formations - Petrified Forest National ParkNational Park Service