Amazing that something that old is still here. The badlands look a little like the badlands in South Dakota and they also have fossils there. This is beautiful with all the colors and texture of these logs and seems like a good place to take a family for a vacation for forever memories for the kids.
Very true! However, as we've learned a lot of pieces and logs have disappeared throughout time, especially prior to the park being recognized as a national park and having protection. Would have been amazing to go back in time and see what it might have looked like a couple centuries ago or more!
You never overdo it, I have always wanted to visit Petrified Forest NP since I read about it in the 70's as a kid in our set of Childcraft books. Well in just a few short weeks we are taking the trip of a lifetime out west and this park is on our list. how I can be so excited to see a bunch or rocky wood, i have no idea. But thanks for all your wonderful videos, i feel like you have been my personal guide to trip planning.
So glad to see this vlog that focused on the Petrified Forest logs 🪵 that are now amazing mineral - crystallized rock formations. Most of us are fond of interesting rocks. (Yes, I have some unique rocks collected and paid for in our yard. Some are petrified wood - the more raw, rough look - purchased from the Holbrook & Joseph City, Arizona areas. They are wonderful souvenir pieces to have and remind us of the beauty of NE Arizona.) Thank you!
Thank you! Oddly enough, even though we've visited many times, we've still never purchased any petrified wood. One day! Would love to own a piece of our own too. 😅
@@CactusAtlas YES, Glenn & Amy, I've purchased at Jim Gray's Petrified Wood at Holbrook, AZ (amazing place includes a museum, but very reasonable for the things I like) and the famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post (Joseph City, AZ) with owners Cindy & Tony Jaquez. Go get yourself a piece. It's a lovely ancient artifact.
Isn't it though? And from the outside it looks JUST like wood. You go in to touch it with your brain expecting to feel one thing you're familiar with and instead it feels completely different. And they're everywhere!
yeah that really puts Fire logs to shame. They should think about putting up a sign that apologizes for the poor specimen and direct them the Petrified Forest National Park.
I'd be curious if they were native to Valley of Fire and if so wonder if there's more buried underground. I guess it is what it is but, yeah... Petrified Forest puts those few to shame.
Agate is pronounced aget, it is the form of rock that most of those petrified logs are made of. Agate can come in many colors and is very shiny and hard. Ancient indians made arrowheads and other tools out of agate.
🤔 so, I have questions, and im not trying to be a pain in the perverble... Forgive me but genuinely I ask, why would there be a log jam, of harvested trees, in a river 217 million years ago?... Also the logs look as if they have been sliced with a saw🤔... And also if the surrounding area was subjected to the same circumstances, wouldn't that also be petrifed? 🧐 Dont get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog Glenn and Amy, the amazing agate is beautiful for sure, but my brain says the story they are selling just doesn't seem to compute 🤗🧠...
I unfortunately did not. In an upcoming episode, you will see my experience at Newspaper rock. I split my trip into 4 episodes and stopped at every main stop. The issue was, I was wary of using the binoculars at the overlook with all going on with the pandemic . I tried to zoom in with my camera but the lighting was not working with me. I was going to research if there is a trail or some way to get down there. Did not see a way. I know there are back country hikes you can do without a permit. Maybe there is one that takes you down there? But aliens you say? Now you got me really interested! 👽
You always seem to find the Hidden Gems Glenn. Gotta say you've done one of the best tours of the Petrified Forest I've seen so far.
Thank you so much!
agate (ag-get) is a semi-precious stone. But I do enjoy your narratives. Gramma Candy
Good stuff young man☺️
They’re all incredible😱
I went to this park a few years ago. My friend Barbara and I loved exploring around. Gramma Candy
Very enjoyable and fun to watch great video!
Well thank you!! Very much appreciate hearing that!
Great information and awesome scenes of the park
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Great video! You have provided so much great information here!! The petrified wood is so beautiful!!
Thank you so much! And yes the wood is amazing. The colors inside can be be vivid and varied. I love it!
This place looks so cool. Nice vlog man👍
Thanks!!!
That was excellent.
Thank you so very much! 😊
Amazing that something that old is still here. The badlands look a little like the badlands in South Dakota and they also have fossils there. This is beautiful with all the colors and texture of these logs and seems like a good place to take a family for a vacation for forever memories for the kids.
Very true! However, as we've learned a lot of pieces and logs have disappeared throughout time, especially prior to the park being recognized as a national park and having protection. Would have been amazing to go back in time and see what it might have looked like a couple centuries ago or more!
Thanks for the video. I miss Arizona.
Our pleasure! We had fun making it! Thanks for watching!
vidéo très intéressante, merci pour ce partage
Thanks you very much! 😊
You never overdo it, I have always wanted to visit Petrified Forest NP since I read about it in the 70's as a kid in our set of Childcraft books. Well in just a few short weeks we are taking the trip of a lifetime out west and this park is on our list. how I can be so excited to see a bunch or rocky wood, i have no idea. But thanks for all your wonderful videos, i feel like you have been my personal guide to trip planning.
Oh my goodness! That's so very awesome! Happy to have helped and most of all... have fun! There are so many fantastic things out here. 😊
@@CactusAtlas oh we are already planning a second trip. A 15 day trip from TN couldn’t even begin to but a dent in everything we want to see.
Recently discovered your channel. Enjoying your posts. Great work ! 🌵🌤 This will be our next day trip 👍
Thanks so much! It makes for a fantastic day trip! 😄
So glad to see this vlog that focused on the Petrified Forest logs 🪵 that are now amazing mineral - crystallized rock formations. Most of us are fond of interesting rocks. (Yes, I have some unique rocks collected and paid for in our yard. Some are petrified wood - the more raw, rough look - purchased from the Holbrook & Joseph City, Arizona areas. They are wonderful souvenir pieces to have and remind us of the beauty of NE Arizona.) Thank you!
Thank you! Oddly enough, even though we've visited many times, we've still never purchased any petrified wood. One day! Would love to own a piece of our own too. 😅
@@CactusAtlas YES, Glenn & Amy, I've purchased at Jim Gray's Petrified Wood at Holbrook, AZ (amazing place includes a museum, but very reasonable for the things I like) and the famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post (Joseph City, AZ) with owners Cindy & Tony Jaquez. Go get yourself a piece. It's a lovely ancient artifact.
Like #17! Beautiful museum! Nice video! 😍😍🌹🌹
I subscribed to you and the bell on! 😍😍🌹🌹🔔🔔🌹
Thanks so much for the kind words and subscribing! 😀
It’s so weird how wood can turn to rock. Looks like a great place to visit. 👍
Isn't it though? And from the outside it looks JUST like wood. You go in to touch it with your brain expecting to feel one thing you're familiar with and instead it feels completely different. And they're everywhere!
The bark and color look quite like the giant Sequoia trees in Calif. Gramma Candy
Interesting observation! I know the trees that made up the forest that was once there were conifers as well. 👍
I past through there several times on the way to the National Parks but never stopped and should have.
Hopefully the opportunity arises for you in the future. Thanks so much for watching. 😄
😎👍👍
yeah that really puts Fire logs to shame. They should think about putting up a sign that apologizes for the poor specimen and direct them the Petrified Forest National Park.
I'd be curious if they were native to Valley of Fire and if so wonder if there's more buried underground. I guess it is what it is but, yeah... Petrified Forest puts those few to shame.
Agate is pronounced aget, it is the form of rock that most of those petrified logs are made of. Agate can come in many colors and is very shiny and hard. Ancient indians made arrowheads and other tools out of agate.
🤔 so, I have questions, and im not trying to be a pain in the perverble...
Forgive me but genuinely I ask, why would there be a log jam, of harvested trees, in a river 217 million years ago?...
Also the logs look as if they have been sliced with a saw🤔... And also if the surrounding area was subjected to the same circumstances, wouldn't that also be petrifed? 🧐
Dont get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog Glenn and Amy, the amazing agate is beautiful for sure, but my brain says the story they are selling just doesn't seem to compute 🤗🧠...
I was there a couple months ago, did you see the aliens on newspaper rock?
I unfortunately did not. In an upcoming episode, you will see my experience at Newspaper rock. I split my trip into 4 episodes and stopped at every main stop. The issue was, I was wary of using the binoculars at the overlook with all going on with the pandemic . I tried to zoom in with my camera but the lighting was not working with me. I was going to research if there is a trail or some way to get down there. Did not see a way. I know there are back country hikes you can do without a permit. Maybe there is one that takes you down there? But aliens you say? Now you got me really interested! 👽
Yea man, actual pictures of aliens from 7-800 yrs ago! Probably find them online.
Lovely video. Here’s the low down on ag-IT. My dad was a rock hound.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate