While the dinosaurs are long gone, some of their footprints and the fossilized remains of the ancient trees (also known as ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their ...

While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave having glimpsed something more. The current 346 square miles of Petrified Forest ...

In 1966 whilst staying in the opal-mining area of Andamooka,South Australia, looking for opals around the mouth of an opal mine (noodling)I found an aboriginal stone cutting implement made from ...

For many travelers, Petrified Forest may be a stop to somewhere else, like the Grand Canyon, but this national park is special in its own right.

The Petrified Forest and Painted Desert are uniquely Arizona road trip destinations. Here's why it's worth the drive and what ...

In August 1988, a woman named Tracie typed and mailed a letter to the superintendent of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Enclosed were pieces of petrified wood that she and her father had ...

Visitors can see dinosaur fossils and petrified wood while basking in the surreal landscape of the Painted Desert. World Atlas, a geography website, compiled a list of the best Grand Canyon State ...