Massive cross-cut of petrified wood
Petrified Forest Trail trailhead kiosk
Petrified Forest "How Did a Forest Turn to Stone?" information kiosk
Petrified Forest Trail trailhead
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
Trail ascends the hills to reach the Petrified Forest
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
Red-flowering Prickly Pear Cactus
Multi-colored hills of the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
Petrified Forest Loop junction
View of Escalante, Utah
View of Escalante, Utah
View of nearby mesas of Escalante, Utah
Petrified wood
Petrified wood (ancient tree lying on its side in the dirt)
Petrified wood (ancient tree lying on its side in the dirt)
Petrified wood (ancient tree lying on its side in the dirt)
Petrified wood (ancient tree lying on its side in the dirt)
Trail of Sleeping Rainbows junction
Cross-cut section of an ancient tree (petrified wood)
Eagles View Trail junction
Cross-cut section of an ancient tree (petrified wood)
Petrified wood
Petrified wood
Petrified wood
Tree rings in the petrified wood
Petrified wood scattered
Petrified wood scattered
Petrified wood scattered
More petrified wood
More petrified wood
View of Wide Hollow Reservoir
Massive cross-cut of petrified wood
Massive cross-cut of petrified wood
Massive cross-cut of petrified wood with human for scale
Massive cross-cut of petrified wood with human for scale
Up-close look at the most impressive petrified wood along the hike
Ancient tree rings line the rock of this petrified wood
Ancient tree rings line the rock of this petrified wood
Balanced Rock
Escalante Petrified Forest Loop
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