Lone Star Travelers Blog

Please follow this link  http://www.youtube.com/user/lonestartravelers  to view a short video on the petroglyphs we discovered while hiking in Petrified Forest National Park.  What makes this petroglyph panel unique is that it is rarely seen by the public.  It is at an undisclosed archaeological site in the northern wilderness area of the Painted Desert.  According to park policy they will not tell you where the archaeological sites are however you are welcome to explore on your own and if you are lucky you may find one of these many sites.  

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 

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

The next pull out is not named and so of course we call it No Name Point.  This is a good spot to pause, look at your map and plan your remaining stops and perhaps some hikes.  You may hike anywhere in Petrified Forest National Park within the following guidelines.  If there is a designated walkway or path you must stay on it.  You may not walk into any areas with signs indicating closed area or authorized vehicles or personnel only.  (these are few)  Otherwise you may strike out into the Painted Desert or the Petrified Forest on your own.  You must park your vehicle in an overlook parking lot or if you pull off on the side of the road you must be completely off the roadway and on the other side of the designated white line.  The park closes at 7PM in the summer and 6PM at other times of the year.  At closing time you must be in your vehicle heading for an exit.