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Arizona Petrified Forest Nation Park Logs Rising from Millions of Years of Volcanic Ash

The Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona desert is a home for many petrified trees that were formed millions of years ago. Once buried under the volcanic ash and mud, this giant log has gone through a marvelous transformation process to become crystallized. The log was broken into a number of pieces, nesting in the Arizona sand dunes. In another million year, I wonder what it will become?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Petrified Forest, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-6000
Copyright: © Lena Shey