The fall season was definitely drawing to a close.
The young one seemed more concerned about me stopping to take picture than the mom did.
Entrance to the ruins had been closed four days earlier because engineers warned that the overhanging rock had loosened and there was a danger it could fall.
Large areas of the park have been burned. Areas on the Mesa tops may take a hundred years to recover to a forested area.
at the Painted Desert Inn
Petroglyphs at Newspaper rock
Petrified Forest NP
Petrified Forest NP
Petrified Forest NP
Petrified Forest NP
Lyman Lake State Park, AZ
The Petroglyph trail at Lyman State Park, AZ went both ways. We went through.
These Petroglyphs are estimated to be from 700-1400 AD
