So, after the lovely storm, we took off early on Saturday from Cortez, heading to Holbrook, AZ. It was 136 miles due south from Cortez to Gallup, then you take a right and head directly west 'til you can't stand it anymore.
While we had been to the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest National Park about 6 years ago, we felt it was worthwhile to do it again. And it was very cool. First, you get to see the Painted Desert on the north side of Hwy 40:
Mrs. B likes to get a little closer to the edge than I do.
You then go across Hwy 40 to the south side and get into some of the other strange rock formations and some of the actual petrified wood.
So, after the park, in was back on the way to Holbrook. And in Holbrook is the probably the largest collection of petrified wood for sale in the world. The place is call
Jim Gray's, and if you wanted a 2-ton piece of petrified wood, this is your place. Here is an example:
Oh, and there is an ENTIRE YARD full of it!
We stayed at the Holbrook KOA and they have a pancake breakfast every morning through the end of October, which made staying in Holbrook a bit nicer.
Tomorrow, on to Flagstaff...
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