Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood: Jack and Colton are in Petrified Forest National Park where ancient history is on display everywhere you look. They are hiking to Jasper Forest - the highest concentration of petrified wood in the world. Most fossilized trees and other types of vegetation become petrified wood. This is the result of the organic matter in the tree being replaced with minerals while still retaining the original structure of the wood, a process called permineralization. As we continue our hike, we spot evidence of a creature that lived here 225 million years ago and shards of pottery from an Old Pueblo site.
Petrified wood found in Petrified Forest National Park is made up of almost solid quartz. Each piece is like a giant crystal, often sparkling in the sunlight as if covered by glitter. The rainbow of colors is produced by impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon, and manganese. Over 200 million years ago, the logs washed into an ancient river system and were buried quick enough and deep enough by massive amounts of sediment and debris also carried in the water, that oxygen was cut off and decay slowed to a process that would now take centuries: bit.ly/2KQ9wUp
NPS (explore the backcountry): bit.ly/3aZxZRH
Billings Gap Overlook Hike (pdf 3762 kb)
Blue Forest Hike (pdf 4513 kb)
Dead Wash Overlook Hike (pdf 4318 kb)
First Forest Point Hike (pdf 4699 KB)
Jasper Forest Hike (pdf 4425 kb)
NPS Guided Tours: Ranger Guided Programs are available seasonally and as staffing allows, but our staff is always roving the park. Keep an eye out for roving rangers in popular areas like Puerco Pueblo, Crystal Forest, and Giant Logs for on-the-spot information: bit.ly/2yoGLLE
Petrified Forest National Park is located in northern Arizona about 25 miles east of the town of Holbrook and the park entrance is just off of Interstate 40. The Petrified Forest was designated as a National Monument in 1906 and became a National Park in 1962: bit.ly/2YyYJWq
Arizona (U.S. National Park Service): www.nps.gov/state/az/index.htm
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  • @RockTheParkOfficial
    @RockTheParkOfficial4 жыл бұрын

    Here's a guide to exploring Petrified Forest National Park: bit.ly/3aZxZRH

  • @PaddyMcMe
    @PaddyMcMe3 жыл бұрын

    It would be SO hard not to take some home with you. That rainbow petrified wood is just beautiful.

  • @jasonsfishcave684

    @jasonsfishcave684

    2 жыл бұрын

    My family was just there last week, very hard not to take some. We did buy over 50 pounds worth at the petrified wood company just outside the park.

  • @chicofromph33nix64

    @chicofromph33nix64

    Жыл бұрын

    They scare ppl saying you cant take any because it will be cursed.. the gift shop had all these rocks with letters that were mailed back telling about all their bad luck.. fires,accidents, and death... but here's the catch,you can buy it from the gift shop and you'll be ok🤣😂.. they were a little pricey... I dont let fear control me and came home with pockets full... that was in 1993 and i still have them 30 years later...

  • @cheesyrichard

    @cheesyrichard

    Жыл бұрын

    The problem is i'm pretty sure they have someone watching you with binoculars in case you steal.

  • @chicofromph33nix64

    @chicofromph33nix64

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cheesyrichard they dont have ppl watching you with binoculars.... 🤣

  • @shanemcpherson1015

    @shanemcpherson1015

    2 ай бұрын

    @@chicofromph33nix64they use satellites😅

  • @richdobbs6595
    @richdobbs65954 ай бұрын

    I've got a chunk of petrified wood about 6 inches in diameter and 12 inches long. Some tenant in Boulder left it at a rental that I occupied in the 1980's and I've kept it ever since, moving it from Colorado, to Michigan, and back again. It survived two divorces which is probably more significant as far as ownership than the millions of years!

  • @siobhanmccarron1123
    @siobhanmccarron11233 жыл бұрын

    I am a new rock enthusiast and I love petrified wood! It looks cool and feels neat! Lots of pieces on Wreck Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada!

  • @georgiaguardian4696
    @georgiaguardian46963 жыл бұрын

    I can’t believe this has had a lot fewer views it deserves! This is a video that should be viewed by at least a quarter of a million! We just found a very tiny piece of petrified wood from our son and kids always like ricks and fissures stuff! Subscribed!

  • @abillye
    @abillye3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @HASHIM12345ify
    @HASHIM12345ify3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker68064 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching bud

  • @kd-yd5pk
    @kd-yd5pk2 ай бұрын

    Before the rain, this atmosphere was very different. Trees were HUGE, people lived hundreds and hundreds of years. That's part of the REAL Earth history.

  • @stephensfarms7165
    @stephensfarms71653 жыл бұрын

    Thanks enjoyed watching 👍👍‼️

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed!! Hope you stick around more often :)

  • @stephensfarms7165

    @stephensfarms7165

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RockTheParkOfficial I have my DVR set for all of them and watch on KZread also. Great show keep it going. Love u guys. ‼️‼️❤️

  • @justinanthonyprochemdirect401
    @justinanthonyprochemdirect4013 жыл бұрын

    A great video. Just that the tree rocks scattered everywhere are the branches and twigs fallen from the colourful remains of the giant 'mother' trees. The first 6 seconds and then from 15 to 20 seconds is spot on!

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    Justin, thank you so much for watching!

  • @wilbondcajunrockhound5758
    @wilbondcajunrockhound57582 жыл бұрын

    crazy out there , i find a lot of petrified wood but nothing like that , beautiful out there , subscribed you

  • @amaxwell7333
    @amaxwell7333 Жыл бұрын

    I'm seriously tempted to make a wood joke here.

  • @jalapenoandbanana
    @jalapenoandbanana2 ай бұрын

    "How can wood get so hard? Well the wood became hard over 2 million years ago."

  • @winstonfourteen7366
    @winstonfourteen7366 Жыл бұрын

    ancient giant trees

  • @Agent_Clark
    @Agent_Clark Жыл бұрын

    Imagine a chunk as a tabletop that wood be really cool

  • @kenwalter6961
    @kenwalter6961Ай бұрын

    Wow you learn something new every day I didn't even know that America had any type of history 😅😅😅😅😅

  • @lumm0x267
    @lumm0x2673 жыл бұрын

    Watching that man slap that rock hard wood makes me want to go buy some.

  • @vu3dfq864
    @vu3dfq8643 жыл бұрын

    Is there any educational trips organised to this place?

  • @jako6214
    @jako6214 Жыл бұрын

    Can the rings be counted?

  • @danielleanderson8601
    @danielleanderson86013 жыл бұрын

    I’m curious to how it is red from hematite

  • @cristeenjessen2858
    @cristeenjessen2858 Жыл бұрын

    Did you look for shock quarts?

  • @hestheMaster
    @hestheMaster Жыл бұрын

    Amazing that this area looks so much like the Badlands of South Dakota sans petrified wood..

  • @richdobbs6595
    @richdobbs65954 ай бұрын

    I still have a scar from circa 1982 where I got bitten by fire ants in my yard in Louisiana. I only remember the memory of the pain, but I can still picture the puss. The scar is still visible, but its joined by beaucoup scars that both persisted or that have disappeared over the years.

  • @shogiwar
    @shogiwar Жыл бұрын

    In the video one guy said, "If it wasn't for the outside we would not know this was petrified wood." I was wondering if that was true or are there some tests that can be run to determine if a rock is just a rock or if it's petrified (wood). Is it merely because it looks like it was once a tree the only reason we know it was once a tree?

  • @garylawrence7547
    @garylawrence75476 ай бұрын

    Just look at the geological layers in those hills around them.

  • @knowpassword
    @knowpassword9 ай бұрын

    I have a piece of petrified wood.. found it on the ground 👍

  • @kevinjones6014
    @kevinjones60143 жыл бұрын

    They are the branches from the massive mountain behind you

  • @SourceInfusion

    @SourceInfusion

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes! You see it too?…all over the world…

  • @WillSnider
    @WillSnider2 ай бұрын

    Fire Ants are also very sweet if/when eaten.

  • @fabior.azevedo8055
    @fabior.azevedo80554 жыл бұрын

    It is an incredible natural process for wood to become stone. However, we humans cannot keep up with this process. In the Central region of Brazil it is also possible to find specimens of petrified tree trunks.

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where about specifically? We're curious to know

  • @fabior.azevedo8055

    @fabior.azevedo8055

    4 жыл бұрын

    secom.to.gov.br/noticias/floresta-fossilizada-e-um-dos-maiores-patrimonios-do-brasil-120413/ I send you link of a article abuot this. the region is called Jalapão and Cantão.

  • @mericavids
    @mericavids10 ай бұрын

    My son and I look for petrified wood / bone when we are in eastern Colorado on a dry creek bed. He found 51 and I 43 pieces this weekend. I have posted videos on my channel

  • @raywalker7535
    @raywalker75353 жыл бұрын

    I'll find petrified wood every day

  • @pasuyt3102
    @pasuyt31022 жыл бұрын

    Im thai and petrified is with our country too

  • @eazypeazy33
    @eazypeazy334 ай бұрын

    When I was a kid I asked my teacher if petrified wood looks like that, what are the mountains.

  • @christophermullins7163

    @christophermullins7163

    4 ай бұрын

    A lot of mountains and mesa most certainly are ancient trees turned to stone. It would not be a big deal and they would tell us but there is one little problem.. something cut down these mile wide 10 mile high trees clean off the stump millions of years ago. Gotta keep a wrap on human origins I tell you it is incredibly frustrating we can't get a straight answer about our past. Devils tower is indisputably a massive old tree. 🤷 Mainstream covers it up because it means aliens.

  • @christophermullins7163

    @christophermullins7163

    4 ай бұрын

    A lot of mountains and mesa most certainly are ancient trees turned to stone. It would not be a big deal and they would tell us but there is one little problem.. something cut there mile wide 10 mile high trees clean off millions of years ago. Gotta keep a wrap on human origins I tell you it is incredibly frustrating we can't get a straight answer about our past. Devils tower is indisputably a massive old tree. 🤷 Mainstream covers it up because it means ayy-lee-inns. Gotta do that or KZread will delete the comment. Suspicious right? Wonder why lol obviously we know why.

  • @user-ki2qq2lt9b

    @user-ki2qq2lt9b

    4 ай бұрын

    A lot of mountains and mesa most certainly are ancient trees turned to stone. It would not be a big deal and they would tell us but there is one little problem.. something cut down these mile wide 10 mile high trees clean off millions of years ago. Gotta keep a wrap on human origins I tell you it is incredibly frustrating we can't get a straight answer about our past. Devils tower is indisputably a massive old tree. 🤷 Mainstream covers it up because it means ayy-lee-inns. Gotta do that or KZread will delete the comment. Suspicious right? Wonder why lol obviously we know why... Cover ups!

  • @user-ki2qq2lt9b

    @user-ki2qq2lt9b

    4 ай бұрын

    They are hiding the truth from us. Devils tower is an ancient living organism. This is indisputable. Cheers.

  • @chicofromph33nix64
    @chicofromph33nix64 Жыл бұрын

    MOON ROCKS...

  • @tammyevans6629
    @tammyevans6629 Жыл бұрын

    devils tower is an old tree btw

  • @SourceInfusion

    @SourceInfusion

    8 ай бұрын

    So are the Himalayan’s, etc…once you see it, you can’t un-see it.

  • @user-gq9pk1wl7b
    @user-gq9pk1wl7b5 ай бұрын

    Nartual gem stones

  • @OneBlueFroggy
    @OneBlueFroggy2 жыл бұрын

    Who cut the trees down ? How did they get cut into almost regular size chunks with smooth cuts on both ends ? Seems to be a lot of oxidization in them too, is the red because of iron, and not haematite ? Not sure if you are sure of your facts ! ✌️🇨🇦

  • @ButterBallTheOpossum

    @ButterBallTheOpossum

    Жыл бұрын

    The wood petrifies into a crystal structure that fractures in straight lines.

  • @aqueseth
    @aqueseth10 ай бұрын

    The fossilized woods still look like a wood and it is gorgeous and it is like a crystal and you don't take it at home 🪵🪵🪵

  • @skylinefootball
    @skylinefootball4 ай бұрын

    Moon rocks

  • @davidrehaluk8620
    @davidrehaluk86203 жыл бұрын

    I brought home a chunk about 200 pounds I heard they sell for good money

  • @Niqqachino
    @Niqqachino2 жыл бұрын

    What kind of tree was it??

  • @richdobbs6595

    @richdobbs6595

    4 ай бұрын

    Most of the petrified wood in North America is from conifers, rather than flowering trees. At the time these forest existed, conifers were the more dominant species even in subtropical forests.

  • @Niqqachino

    @Niqqachino

    4 ай бұрын

    @@richdobbs6595 outstanding work sir

  • @Jesus-is-King4ever
    @Jesus-is-King4ever Жыл бұрын

    Millions of years? Really? People are deceived.

  • @tomjones9490

    @tomjones9490

    Жыл бұрын

    How old is petrified wood? How do you have always been curious.

  • @geraldinesera8915
    @geraldinesera89153 жыл бұрын

    Why are each if these stumps sawed off flat???? Even the pieces laying horizontally are cut off top and bottom... WHY?????

  • @richdobbs6595

    @richdobbs6595

    4 ай бұрын

    The pieces where the weak lines go along the grain would probably continue to degrade into smaller pieces until they were lost to history. Like almost all trees that ever grew.

  • @tammyevans6629
    @tammyevans6629 Жыл бұрын

    you do know alot of mountains are ancient trees. fact!

  • @SourceInfusion

    @SourceInfusion

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes! Just go view many mountain ranges around the world…Himalayan’s etc…’trees were to the heavens’😮it’s mind blowing to ponder.

  • @zone6ea404
    @zone6ea4042 жыл бұрын

    Dude giant trees were real

  • @1peanut
    @1peanut3 жыл бұрын

    those are Red Harvester ants. commonly confused for fire ants.

  • @dapkatz3119
    @dapkatz31192 жыл бұрын

    Wanna see what a petrified tree looks like? Check out Devil's tower.

  • @richdobbs6595

    @richdobbs6595

    4 ай бұрын

    Devil's Tower is volcanic in nature.

  • @generalleigh7387
    @generalleigh738710 ай бұрын

    Yes because everyone knows that trees don’t rot. They turn to stone. I love how he slaps the rock tree to convince himself. Like they just fell in a river and started per mineralizing- no, they were covered in massive massive flood water and MUD. The same mud that encased the dinosaurs. RAPIDLY.

  • @richdobbs6595

    @richdobbs6595

    4 ай бұрын

    For sure!

  • @evanssooklal1620
    @evanssooklal1620 Жыл бұрын

    You need to do some genuine research on the global flood and it’s consequential geography impact on the earth..

  • @FS-mc3cs
    @FS-mc3cs Жыл бұрын

    you mean... don't take pieces of petrified wood - "because it can't be sold on... - if folk take it - more like!"

  • @ThePaleoTheorist
    @ThePaleoTheorist2 жыл бұрын

    I have some fossilized wood. I just found it in our house with a box of junk

  • @sekipkoc4856
    @sekipkoc4856 Жыл бұрын

    u made ants to termites..

  • @bzeprodigy1987
    @bzeprodigy1987 Жыл бұрын

    Ok so now, these things we call plateau should not be ruled out as trees as well

  • @frankierock1130
    @frankierock11303 жыл бұрын

    I've seen Fallen trees that are broken before and those are not it those look like they've definitely been sawed

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @OneBlueFroggy

    @OneBlueFroggy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Frankie Rock - I agree with you ! They all have neatly level cuts on both ends. If a tree falls and petrifies, wouldn't it all stay in one piece as one solid rock tree. Why are these chunks scattered over miles, they are heavy ! Should stay in one place !

  • @Lara-234

    @Lara-234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ever get a rock and it crack in a straight line? Same thing happened here, especially from the cylinder shape of the tree trunk

  • @Lara-234

    @Lara-234

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@OneBlueFroggy erosion moved them

  • @carlr.6263
    @carlr.62633 жыл бұрын

    You also failed to mention that forest is also said to be very haunted, and that allegedly people who’ve stolen pieces return them after getting diagnosed with disease, or having loved ones die etc.

  • @nguyenpham37
    @nguyenpham37 Жыл бұрын

    con của tập cận Bình Châu nói của tỉnh k .tôi đã nói rất nhiều .thu nhất đây là chuyện cá thế giới loài ng nên cân nhắc .thu hai tất cả ý trời và làm theo ý trời .còn với con cháu tình k trời phật nói rõ .có phước ban phước tội thì khảo tra .cố mà tao phước thì hơn .lời tôi khuyên chân thành .tin hay k tuy .cũng bớt bay ra đi càng bày hai mình hại con cháu mình .

  • @Camaromike
    @CamaromikeАй бұрын

    TURN OFF THE MUSIC!

  • @paulgeorge9228
    @paulgeorge92282 жыл бұрын

    petrified wood my ass, probably silicon

  • @dsdw30
    @dsdw303 жыл бұрын

    This information is so far from the truth.

  • @funnyskeletonman4714

    @funnyskeletonman4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wat

  • @dsdw30

    @dsdw30

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@funnyskeletonman4714 first off … earth is not even a globe. Let’s start with that

  • @funnyskeletonman4714

    @funnyskeletonman4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dsdw30 fuck off troll

  • @dsdw30

    @dsdw30

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@funnyskeletonman4714 troll? I am simply sick and tired of people believing in fairy tales like a spinning ball earth. It’s laughable at best

  • @funnyskeletonman4714

    @funnyskeletonman4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dsdw30 fuck off I Said We don't tolerate trolls. Now go on DELETE YOUR COMMENT I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU LIVE

  • @mikehouser6940
    @mikehouser69408 ай бұрын

    Why does it look like they’ve been cut with a chain saw?

  • @RockTheParkOfficial

    @RockTheParkOfficial

    8 ай бұрын

    Haha true!