Jasper Forest in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. June 13, 2011
(Note: All pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them once or twice.)
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Petrified wood falling to the valley floor from a bluff opposite the overlook at Jasper Forest. June 13, 2011.
Jasper Forest is a valley in the Petrified Forest National Park that was once covered with petrified wood. The petrified wood was encased in the bluffs that surround the valley, and when erosion removed the softer rocks, the petrified logs tumbled and accumulated on the valley floor.
Petrified wood at the base of a bluff in Jasper Forest. The forest gets it's name from the reddish-brown color of the petrified logs. June 13, 2011.
The valley was once filled with fallen logs, but commercial collectors plundered it in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collectors would then sell the petrified wood as souvenirs. Outrage against the plundering of Jasper Forest helped lead to the establishment of Petrified Forest as a National Monument in 1906.
A partially exposed petrified log in Jasper Forest. It, too, may tumble to the valley floor in a few centuries. June 13, 2011.
Jasper Forest got it’s name from the opaque reddish-brown color of the petrified wood found in the valley.
Tags: Arizona, Petrified Forest, Scenic Sunday, Travels
Senior Moments 
August 29, 2011 at 4:42 am |
It is an amazing place and the trees /logs look just like timber.
August 29, 2011 at 5:43 am |
Thank you George for making those pictures larger when enlarged. Those are wonderful pictures. That is an amazing place and it still looks unreal to me sometimes.
August 29, 2011 at 7:34 am |
when enlarged, a couple of these photos look like someone took the time to paint the landscape. beautiful details when enlarged.
August 29, 2011 at 10:22 am |
What an unusual looking place; like another planet. 🙂
August 29, 2011 at 10:41 am |
It is such an incredible place! Terrific captures, George! It does almost look like another planet! Hope you had a great weekend and have an even better week ahead!
Sylvia
August 29, 2011 at 12:00 pm |
What great scenery!
August 29, 2011 at 5:45 pm |
I hope people enlarged these…they are wonderful. What a place to see.
August 29, 2011 at 7:18 pm |
very scenic. wish i could see this too.
August 29, 2011 at 7:20 pm |
That is such an amazing place. You got some great photographs.
August 29, 2011 at 9:25 pm |
Interesting! I love the photos! Maybe that is the best thing about photos – we can take it with us, without denuding the environment!
August 30, 2011 at 6:01 am |
Wow! This is an awesome landscape and details about these petrified woods are amazing. This post is a learning process for me. Thank you 🙂
September 2, 2011 at 1:06 am |
Just amazing….I can’t help but think of that Mel Gibson movie from years ago….Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome…Have you ever seen it 🙂 Looks like this throughout the whole movie IF my memory serves me correctly LOL
September 3, 2011 at 4:09 am |
It must be awesome place. I wanna see Petrified Forest some day.