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Driving the Highways & Byways
of Arizona with Earle Robinson as he searches for Arizona Wild Life & interesting places to visit.
The Petrified Forest National Park Arizona revisited
August 2004
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This time I am not going to show all of the view points like I did in the original showing of this unbelievable place.
This is the Monsoon season here in Arizona so I will have to keep one eye on the sky and the other on the Petrified Wood.
I can see the park entrance up ahead and a storm brewing so I think I shall kill some time in the visitor's center and gift shop until the storm blows over.
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Killing time
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This is my rock, wanta try and take it away from me?
Well, do you?
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Well I'm not going to mess with this guy, but I did see one that looked much more gentle on down the road.
So, let me show you a short skit I did along Instate 40.
He sure does not look as mean as the other one.
I can't tell if its grinning or just out of breath, or maybe it's just saying on over and play for a while. :-) :-).
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WOW, was I ever mistaken about that.
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Whew, just made it out in the nick of time.
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Sorry - sorry, please forgive me for intruding on your land.
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OK bud, you had better stay on your side of the fence & if you don't,
I may have to cut off your tail just behind your ears.
By the way just where are its EARS ;-) :-)??
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You know of course I did make the above images using one of the dinosaurs along Interstate 40 and a petrified rock.
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Just before I got to the park entrance I saw a sign along highway that read,
Geronimo's see the worlds largest Petrified Tree.
So I turned in to see this tree. Below are a few images I took with the dig cam.
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In this image it does not look so big.
It's 25 feet tall, 6 1/2 feet in diameter
Estimated weight approx. 100 tons.
I think that's 200,000 pounds & that's 1,200,000 ounces
I really like those big numbers.
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These horizontal pieces are approx. 20 feet long & may have been part of that tree.
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Out here in Arizona where ever there's a bit of dirt a cactus will soon be growing.
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Well; on to the Petrified Forest Park
Just a few pretty pieces of petrified wood.
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