Fridays Focus - Petrified Forest

[JimFox]

This Friday we will be focusing on the Petrified Forest after a wonderful suggestion by Doug.

Post your Petrified Forest photos, from both the National Park and also from the State Park as Jim has made us aware of a second Petrified Forest.

Here is one that I will start off with.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This is a nice image, Jim. You are so right that landscapes featuring interesting examples of petrified wood are hard to come by. The park service has made it even harder by making permits to go off the beaten path cost $100 which is non-refundable if they don't grant your request. Here are two newer ones made in 2012 and two older ones

This view is from Blue Mesa. All of that brown litter is petrified wood.

This is a view near the Teepees. The pink flowers are Goosefoot.

This a view from along the trail near the visitor center made in the 70's.

This is from off of the trail in the Blue Mesa area from the 70's when you could wander.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice to see these. I have visited this place a few times but not with a camera in hand.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Great shots so far, esp. those old slide scans Douglas. I didn't know about the $100 permit fee to wander, that is quite a bummer.

Here are a few more of mine from the state park in UT. I shot most of these with my RX100 so I could get in close for macro.

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 15, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

 

[Kyle Jones]

Never been there, but I'm enjoying the pictures!

 

[MonikaC]

Great shots so far, esp. those old slide scans Douglas. I didn't know about the $100 permit fee to wander, that is quite a bummer.

Here are a few more of mine from the state park in UT. I shot most of these with my RX100 so I could get in close for macro.

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 15, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

Quite the riot of color in those macros, Jim!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

The images show that there is a lot of potential in those areas if one looks hard enough. Unfortunately I have nothing to offer.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Here are a couple, one already posted, from Dec '17. The first was earlier in the morning, quite heavy overcast, and the 2nd a bit later, with the sky starting to brighten.
Cool thread, Jim. We're talking seriously hard wood!

 

[JimFox]

Here are a couple, one already posted, from Dec '17. The first was earlier in the morning, quite heavy overcast, and the 2nd a bit later, with the sky starting to brighten.
Cool thread, Jim. We're talking seriously hard wood!

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Nice Barry I thought you would have some to add!

 

[Zeph]

So I'm confused, it's my understanding that it takes many years (millions) to transform cellulose to a mineral composition, preserved due to a lack of oxygen. Why is it that Jim's and Doug's shots show logs that look as if they have cut with a saw, into rounds?
I have a few shots of these kind of rocks, but the images displayed here a very cool.
Geology is the only true history, imho.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great shots so far, esp. those old slide scans Douglas. I didn't know about the $100 permit fee to wander, that is quite a bummer.

Here are a few more of mine from the state park in UT. I shot most of these with my RX100 so I could get in close for macro.

Petrified-Forest-RX_284

• Jim Dockery
• Feb 15, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

Petrified-Forest-SP-(104)

• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

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• Jim Dockery
• Feb 16, 2018

Those are really beautiful, Jim.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here are a couple, one already posted, from Dec '17. The first was earlier in the morning, quite heavy overcast, and the 2nd a bit later, with the sky starting to brighten.
Cool thread, Jim. We're talking seriously hard wood!

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These almost look like they were from the time when you could wander around, Barry.

 

[BarryHamilton]

These almost look like they were from the time when you could wander around, Barry.

Thanks, Doug! The first is actually from the short trail behind the visitor center, and the 2nd from just off one of the roadside turnouts.

 

[JimFox]

Here is a few more close ups from me from the NP.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I love that glassy look of the first one.