Of Arizona’s three national parks, Petrified Forest is the least visited. That’s a shame, since it is absolutely stunning. Though named after the fields of petrified wood, that’s only one reason to ...

To the east of Holbrook, just off the I-40, is one of the most otherworldly parks to visit in Arizona. Petrified Forest National Park, known for its striated badlands and its Rainbow Forest filled ...

Formed 36 million years ago in an ancient flooded riverbed, the Mississippi Petrified Forest is a National Natural Landmark filled with petrified trees preserved where they naturally fell or washed up ...

In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago. When we first visited these petrified trees more than 20 years ago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ...

Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. “People come to Petrified Forest ...

HOLBROOK , Ariz. – The first letter turned up at Petrified Forest National Monument in 1935 all the way from Budaun, India. It was addressed to "The Officer in Charge." " Dear Sir," it began, the ...

When it comes to his love for our National Parks, our Conor Knighton makes no apologies. Not so for some of the visitors who preceded him to his latest stop: Matt Smith is the museum curator at ...

Have you ever heard of a curse associated with the Petrified Forest? Well, no, I hadn't. But turns out there is such a thing. First of all, does everyone know about the Petrified Forest? I would think ...

Petrified Forest National Park had a problem. About a ton of wood left the park every month as entire hillsides were pillaged, the story went. Rangers did what they could to stop the plundering. They ...