March 31, 2016 Thursday. NM and AZ.

Arrived at RT66 RV park off I40,RT 66.... Now, SUN VALLEY RVpark.  Looks like they're trying to improve.

Drove to PAINTED DESERT AND PETRIFIED FOREST.  W O W!!!!  Loved it!

Petrified logs....timbers laid on the bottom of rivers, floods, etc. and collected volcanic ash and silt smothering out O2 for the microorganixms, therefore halting the rotting process   Thus, petrified logs!!!!



















These logs are probably 200 million yrs old.....dinosaur times. There's a dinosaur now!!!!!!

These are really beautiful.  you can see quartz and other gems in the trees.

This is the reconstructed Inn in the PAINTED /DESERT,  Now, adobe style, was originally built of Petrified woods from the area.  There are 6 rooms on the lower level that 3 housed employees and 3 guest rooms with a bed and sink.  community toilet.