AGATIZED RAINBOWS
A Story of the Petrified Forest
With views of other National Park Service units of Northern Arizona
Third Forest.Photo by Jerry McLain.
Colorful petrified log sections, typical of many found in the monument.Photo by Esther Henderson.
Blue Forest Badlands—Colorful banded ridges, a three mile side trip.Photo by Ray Manly.
Agate Bridge. Erosion has cut out therock from under this log leaving a spanof 45 feet forming a bridge, now supportedby a beam.Photo by Leon Cantrell.
An example of color and erosion in the First Forest.Photo by Josef Muench.
Logs of rainbow hues in theSecond Forest.Photo by Josef Muench.
Old Faithful Log near the Museum in Rainbow Foresthas the largest base diameter of those readily seen during a tripthrough the Monument.
Logs in the Second Forest.Photos by Josef Muench.
A polished specimen of wood from Rainbow Forest Museum,where many other colorful sections are on display.Photo by Josef Muench.
Mariposa Lilies, one of the beautiful wildflowersthat bloom during May, in the Forest.Photo by Josef Muench.