Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of time preceded the present, times when the world was very different. I was hiking in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, enjoying the ...

“Do you have any rocks or minerals in the car with you?” asked the park ranger. “Yes, a geode and piece of petrified wood that we purchased at the gift shop,” my father said. “Is it wrapped up?” asked ...

Petrified Forest National Park is creating treks that show off the backcountry Hikers should be well supplied and able to navigate without trails Highlights include petrified wood and Native American ...

How does ordinary wood turn into petrified wood, which feels like rock? asks a reader. A petrified log may look like an ordinary wooden log, complete with growth rings and bark. But touch it, and ...

A plan is afoot to develop the site of the world’s longest petrified log in Tak province into a world-class geological tourism destination, according to the government. The 69.7-metre-long log on July ...

A 70-metre petrified log in Tak on Friday earned a Guinness World Record for being the longest fossilised tree trunk in the world. The log was found in Doi Soi Malai National Park in Ban Tak district ...

An ornate tree lizard basks beside a 74-million-year-old fossilized log in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of ...