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 ...

2007-07-08 04:00:00 PDT Yakima , Wash.-- Clyde Friend's life changed the moment his bulldozer hit the first tree on a hot summer afternoon in 2002 as he leveled a hill behind his workshop. Chips flew ...

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 ...

Fossil trees that approached the heights of today’s tallest redwoods have been found in northern Thailand. The longest petrified log measures 72.2 meters (237 feet), which suggest the original tree ...

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 ...

Check out our top things to do in Petrified Forest National Park! This Arizona park is well worth visiting and a great ...

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 ...

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 ...