Petrified forest has 2 main attractions. As you might guess, petrified wood… and a lot of it. Second is the Painted Desert. After some scenic lookouts near the visitor center, I took Danielle on a “non-sanctioned” hike that the Internet told me about. Mistake!!! It resulted in some of the best pictures of the painted desert and an very angry wife claiming she might need profession help getting down from the mountain. Some might say she was petrified!
