well, after my frustration yesterday…i was half-hoping to be disappointed, so i could just say the whole detour was a waste. in reality, the petrified forest was pretty cool. still not sure if it was worth it, but i’m glad i saw it. the forest is in an apply named ‘moon valley’ and features several petrified logs and millions of splinters — i’ve never seen so much petrified wood in my life….it’s like they…well….grew on trees. it was also very windy, dry and cold (because of the windchill).