Petrified Forest

We went to Petrified Forest National Park this morning with my friend Amanda and her two daughters, Yuki and Maya. Daniel and Yuki had a great time running along the Giant Logs Trail and exploring the petrified wood. Maya is only 3 months so didn't do much exploring.

Did you know that 3 car seats will fit in the back of a RAV 4?!

Amanda used to work at the park with me, so we both enjoyed the visit to a familiar landscape. Some things take many centuries to change! Yet some changes in a few of the man-made areas were welcome indeed! We got a glimpse of the mural in the new exhibit room at Rainbow Forest Museum (to be opened in the near future!), saw the new restrooms at Puerco Pueblo, and enjoyed the changes at Painted Desert Inn.