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Petrified Forest National Park

Our hike through the wilderness area at Petrified Forest National Park in Northern Arizona may now be viewed on You Tube. .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPXE4AQBAbc 

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Petroglyphs and Wilderness Area Hike Videos

Please visit our website  lonestartravelers.com  to view two short videos filmed in Petrified Forest National Park.

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Summer Solstice and Petroglyphs Petrified Forest National Park

  There are many solstice markers in Petrified Forest National Park that scientists from all over the world gather at on the first day of summer to study and document.  One is located at Puerco Pueblo, site of the prehistoric … Continue reading

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Puerco Pueblo Petrified Forest National Park

  Puerco Pueblo at mile marker 11 is a partially excavated Puebloan village occupied between AD 1250 and 1380.  A 1/3 mile paved trail explores this large site of 100-125 rooms built around a rectangular plaza near the Puerco River. … Continue reading

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Route 66 Petrified Forest National Park

  Petrified Forest National Park is the only National Park that Route 66, the first interstate highway system in the United States, offering 2,200 miles of open road from Chicago to Los Angeles ending at the beach in Santa Monica … Continue reading

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