Vagabond Tales- We Know the Newest Bark Ranger In the Petrified Forest National Park***

We are proud to announce Onyx has been issued her official Bark Ranger certificate! She had many admirers and plenty of congratulations to last her for a long time. Just might be the highlight of her trip.

Earning high praise!
We don’t think she could be any prouder!
The Visitor Center was one of our favorites because of their architecture.

Painted Desert

Notice the sweat shirt and jacket…still chilly but we love the sun!
Puerteo Pueblo …remnants of this old village were unearthed by archaeologists in 1967.

I have long been interested in ancient petroglyphs and was excited to see several drawings both at the Pueblo ruins and at Newspaper Rock where it is said many people would travel through this area and leave messages for each other.

There were several of these near the old Pueblo village.
The one below was on newspaper rock.
Markings on lower dark area on rock and the dark section to the right. We really couldn’t get too close as they are protecting them as they should.

Blue Mesa

The Tepees

Giant Logs- Petrified Forest- Crystal Forest

No one cut these logs..the land shifting made them break.
The top picture is what they call the Badlands of Arizona . Onyx really needed to inspect the petrified log to make sure it wasn’t really wood.
These look like trees but are rocks. They were trees at one time, but many years of being submerged in mineral rich waters …
They became rocks…petrified forest rocks.
This one has been cut and polished, Beautiful,

***Well, you have come to the end of our blog today. We picked up something pretty neat from this National Park’s gift shop. If you can tell us what famous highway runs right through the Petrified Forest and is also the title of a TV show in the sixties, you will be entered to win our prize. You MUST have your answer in by midnight on Saint Patrick’s Day….Tomorrow night.

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  7. I have not been on line in a few days, so I decided to sit down and catch up.
    Beautiful, amazing pictures!!!!!
    I can’t believe how different the terrain is in other parts of the United States. What beauty there is to see and such fascinating places. Thank you guys for sharing your journey with all of us!
    Now for Onyx, you have out done yourself! You are a beauty and that picture of you is great! You go girl! Lol
    Route 66
    Be safe
    Our love and prayers are with you always

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  8. I am so happy for Onyx!! She certainly looks proud!
    I was fortunate to get to travel to the Badlands and Petrified Forest years ago with Mama and Daddy. It is a hauntingly beautiful place!

    My answer is Route 66!

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    1. Glad you saw it. It was a bit difficult getting to everything as they had road work going on, so we did the Painted Desert side then drove out and went around the outside of the park to the other side. We have your answer listed!

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      1. We also saw the Painted Desert, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, NM, and other sights in Texas. It was a wonderful trip!

  9. Another great blog of pictures and history of that National Park. I loved reading it. Congrats to Onyx for getting her Bark Ranger certificate…that is great!

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