Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona: A One Day Travel Guide

[@efone3553]

I love how your videos are clear and concise with little to no useless talk or info. Well done keep up the good work

[@tdawg719]

I hate when they blah blah blah too much

[@journey2fifty]

We were there a few months ago. We were blown away by the sites, such a beautiful park, all the hikes were scenic and easy/moderate.

[@WrenIsPhoenix]

You make the best travel videos on youtube and I mean that most sincerely. You give an overview that is both concise and compelling.

[@belindaadarlo9073]

Agree

[@nevadahiker6661]

Back in 2008 I was moving from Loveland CO to Visalia CA, I ended up staying the night in Gallup NM on the way (after experiencing a sunset in Albuquerque!). Got up EARLY in the morning and hit Petrified Forest at about 6:30am. I was the only person in the park and got to stroll around while listening to Pat Benatar's song "Painted Desert" on my ipod. It was a really cool experience!

[@ThroughMyLens]

That sounds like an awesome experience!

[@franceone6288]

Welcome to Visa. Enjoy sequoia np.

[@TolstoyDotCom]

Nothing involving Pat Benatar is in any way a good experience.

[@nevadahiker6661]

@@TolstoyDotCom 🤣

[@dsoutherland1747]

I was there many years ago and was in awe of the petrified logs. So amazing and beautiful.

[@walterpalmer2749]

There's so much to see in this country. Who needs to go elsewhere ?

[@fralinsandfriends]

Thank you for the tour. There are so many places I can't go personally because of health and access. I've wanted to see the petrified forest up close. That's for showing me the highlights and helping me travel to a beautiful part of our country. 😁💖👋

[@vickig2439]

Love your videos, this park looks very impressive

[@Bonginstates]

I was at Petrified Forest last week!! Blue Mesa Trail is my favorite as well!!

[@OurNationalAdventure]

We loved Blue Mesa Trail and found one of the geocaches close to there!

[@jonathanmcginley8128]

I'm actually watching The Petrified Forest right now, it's what brought me to this.

[@johneason6540]

Very cool, I live in Tucson. So an easy trip for me. I will do it soon. Thanks, always great videos

[@michaeltaylor4984]

I'm just east of Snowflake, AZ. Digging my garden is a pain in the butt with all the chunks. Makes great yard decorations. Petrified wood can also be found in the Bisti Badlands of NM

[@арина-ч3с3с]

Hi, im russian, i like your videos so much!! It helps me to learn English and enjoy the beauty of USA, I don't know which team is behind this, but thanks for this project

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks for the comment and for watching the video! Glad you enjoy it and that it helps you with your English!

[@behindthen0thing525]

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[@hexise]

Thank you for the clear and short introduction.

[@tritzispoosa]

So cool. Hard to believe wood can turn to stone over time. Surreal landscape and very interesting indeed ! Your videos are just wonderful 🇨🇦

[@maguer2012mg]

Those colorful hills are so similar to the rainbow mountain in Cusco, Peru

[@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck]

Thanks Josh! This was great! I really liked that petrified log house! Those giant logs were too! The painted desert hills was phenomenal!❤️😀🇺🇸

[@LBCORP1960]

This video is PERFECT for what I was looking for about the PF. I wanted a quick overview with tips on what to see and how to see it, and that’s exactly what you delivered! Thank you so much! 👍🏻

[@usa1mac]

Great pointers! Thank you. Using this on my trip this spring.

[@allieophardt2997]

You sold this park for me! I gotta get out there in a few weeks

[@imaloserdude7227]

Good narration and videography. Thanks.

[@CoryTheRaven]

I enjoy that your suggestions for what to do in Petrified Forest is "everything" XD Petrified Forest is an amazing park and I need to go back after having spent one day there in 2019. I'll add a suggestion to your itinerary though: outside the park there is a turnoff at the first bend on westbound US-180 which leads you down a gravel road. At the end of that road (something like 3 miles or so) there is DoBell Mineral and Excavations, where a family has been selling petrified wood at wholesale off their land for three generations. We spent hours with the owner, Noah, being toured around, identifying fossils for him (I'm a science teacher) and I picked up hundreds of dollars worth of petrified wood for $40... The only limit was my suitcase.

[@khenglim3063]

Thank you for this! Perfect timing since I will be headed there in June!

[@ThroughMyLens]

Awesome! It's a beautiful area

[@dsg325]

Very nice. So much more to see if you’re in the area for more than a day and would like to hike into the wilderness parts of the park.

[@exploringnewhites]

Great video summarizing the whole park!

[@diegoaduriz9433]

Extraordinary

[@05-Saturno]

Amazing!!, that plase is a traveled to the past, I live in the frontier of Mexico (Cd.Juarez) and is just near, I had never realized.

[@beckygrosenbach]

Thanks for this helpful video. It will help us plan our visit to this park.

[@gailnewcomb8256]

That’s so awesome! I’m going there!

[@Hoooooyeah]

Thank you for the great tips and locations! Really awesome and useful video for someone who is planning to visit NP

[@ChadandClaire]

Great video! Really well put together and super clear! Thank you!

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

As a Jr. Ranger for this park- I have to say- this video did it justice! In person it is a bit more unbelievable- but overall this was a good overview!

[@Janicemnortheast]

I just came across your videos on KZbin. They are great ❤

[@rpestess]

Great presentation! I will be there in two weeks.

[@chromicapop4595]

I literally see the park landscape spiritually as a red toned dancing woman so pretty😍😍😍

[@thomaswatson1995]

Really well made video, thank you!

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

Very well done! I've been considering a visit, and this video sold me.

[@buildanadventure]

This was such a good tour! Thank you! We will be back here soon and your video was so helpful!

[@heatherstewart1100]

Nice! Its on my list of places to check out this summer.

[@ThroughMyLens]

Awesome, it's a fun park to explore

[@dougsfield]

We are heading to Petrified Forest next month and you video was THE BEST quick view of all the highlights we want to see (also BTW going North to south as you did). Thanks for a great video

[@brandonkerr93]

Thank you for the upload! Great video

[@DavidHuber63]

Awesome Job Brother 👍🏻❤️

[@toshibavoodoo]

On the list!!

[@almatoledo1608]

Great video. Is a day enough to view and do all that you share with us on video? Thank you!

[@momerencyclaude]

you are doing a great job, love your videos. keep going !

[@suravipaul1368]

amazing video

[@_junkheap]

Awesome videos!! Just subbed. My wife and I started watching you because we love travel and we really enjoy watching your videos! Keep up the great work!

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks for subscribing, and for watching the videos!

[@suelancaster6959]

Beautiful desolation

[@Whitman1819]

Very cool man....went there when I was a kid and now at 55 I want to go back and take my wife so I showed her this video 😎👍

[@oliversch7271]

Josh you guys never disappoint another fantastic interesting video👍👍

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks, we really appreciate that!

[@forestercroatia]

awesome!

[@patrickperry6945]

I and my family visited the Petrified Forest Park many years ago. The park does not want you to remove pieces of the petrified trees. And you shouldn’t. If you want pieces of this stuff. Go out a back entrance to the park and take a right. Go a couple of miles to another major intersection and look on your left. You want some of this stuff for whatever reason. Bring a dump truck. They have many tons of the material for sale.

[@VolareHelicopters]

So cool!

[@jesshughes776]

THIS PARK IS NOW ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITES. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE THERE IS NO WHITE SAND. I LIKE DEATH VALLEY TOO NOW. IT HAS A VERY RUGGED-ECCENTRIC FEEL ABOUT IT. UNIQUE.

[@happyhappyjoyjoy2154]

Great video.

[@judilecompte9377]

Question: how long did it take you to drive through the park?

[@TolstoyDotCom]

IIRC, it's only about 20 miles and most people just drive through, stop at the overlooks, and maybe do nature trail. I biked part of old Route 66 back in March and posted about it to reddit/r/NationalPark. There are also longer backcountry hikes, ask a ranger. While the fewer people the better, I have to point out that the park - esp the Painted Desert part IMNSHO - is an overlooked gem.

[@bryanhauschild4376]

Excellent. So is the petrified forest in the same place as the painted desert? The gov website wants to take me an hour north for the painted desert.

[@hankontheroad5960]

Including short hikes in Blue Mesa and Crystal Forest, how long would you say it takes to.stop and see each of the things at PF? I have a day at most. Thx.

[@kristinat3352]

About how long did this day trip take you? I will be traveling with a 5 year old so I am curious about the timing. Thanks!

[@xavier-0115]

How long did it take you to complete all the trails?

[@StephenGomez21]

I live here in Arizona and have yet to go lol

[@ThroughMyLens]

It's definitely worth checking out!

[@Samsaraindo]

Is this an easy drive from Phoenix?

[@sandmanbub]

Whoop!

[@robertajenkins2591]

Are you going to the Grand Canyon?

[@ThroughMyLens]

Not on this trip, unfortunately.

[@robertajenkins2591]

Ok, hope you can go sometime soon!

[@ThroughMyLens]

@@robertajenkins2591 I hope to make a video on the Grand Canyon one of these days!

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[@VipulDK]

This is so useful and informative! I built the itinerary using your route and it looks great! Thank you for sharing this.

[@funnykitty123]

Is one day visiting this park enough?

[@ThroughMyLens]

There is always more to do, especially if you like longer hikes, but I did pretty much all of the main stops in one day.

[@funnykitty123]

Through My Lens thank you! Enjoy all of your video I hope someday I will make it to petrified Forest NP. Also could you share your trip route? There are so many parks around Arizona. I always want to hit as many as I can. Haha

[@OurNationalAdventure]

@@funnykitty123 try the geocaching game setup by the park rangers when you go. Makes it even more fun! I agree that major stops can be seen in a day, but there is really always more to see.

[@inquizative44]

Who cut the petrified trees into logs?

[@MORES1971]

🥰👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍

[@powerguido4172]

Kd os br galera?

[@theshoda1]

Aqui quem manda é noiiiis, que americano o que meu parcero? aqui é br

[@powerguido4172]

@@theshoda1 e isso memu

[@JayeLisse]

Tells you how this land once was a beautiful forest

[@manooch]

After 4:21 we see a lot of petrified trees neatly cut into logs , who cut them so neatly and how were they able to cut stones , clearly they used tools. Human history is more than what we know. Why only one comment other than me has asked the same question? Btw they have not been cut by primitive tools rather by very advanced tools . Why? Because it has been so easy for them to cut so many logs!!

[@pistachiobutta]

Try google and youll get an answer that might surprise you hahaha

[@manooch]

@@pistachiobutta I googled "How Did Those Petrified Logs Get 'Cut'?", it says: "After petrification, but while the logs were still encased in matrix rock, the logs cracked under stress. As the logs eroded out, from gravity and ice wedging, the cracks widened and segments separated. Silica naturally breaks on a clean angle.Sep 24, 2023"...ok , but who put them side by side 4:27 and why are they the same exact length logs 4:35 ? Do you mean another explanation , happy to give me a title of that article. thanks

[@totoitekelcha7628]

​@@manoochit could have been cut during 18 or 1900 when the park was newly established.

[@manooch]

@@totoitekelcha7628 Just now I saw your reply, curious what was the need to "cut them" at all when the park was newly established during 18 or1900 as you say? 4:35

[@Queen-Of-Hearts144]

Agates? Can we find agates there?

[@StickUp_2]

Why do so many petrified trees look like they were cut down smooth into sections by modern machinery?

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

“Uh-huhuhuhuhuh… wood.” -Butt-Head

[@Spencerjones_music3]

Cool anyone wanna go ?

[@kayleenflorence8822]

Those houses were built by the giants when they were living, nobody built them out of petrified wood

[@andrewgraves9636]

time

[@shoelace7251]

dont get cursed wandering around those ruins

[@luissosa3712]

If the process Petrification is not completely understood how can be that scientist You have this process as something that is real Bl, if you are supposed to be able to reproduce the process completely several times and confirm that this is what happened and that this is the process!

[@jesshughes776]

THE FOUND THE ACTUAL NOAH'S ARK. WHAT IS LEFT OF IT MATCHES BIBLICAL MEASUREMENTS AND IS PETRIFIED NOW.

[@fruitfulman3115]

Can you collect the rocks.

[@aeromedical6776]

No-taking of rocks from the park itself is forbidden and a finable offense. They do offer petrified rocks that you can legally purchase in the gift shop.