Traveling from Las Cruces, NM to Bellingham, WA: Part I. Petrified Forest NP and the Painted Desert, Arizona
Las Cruces, NM to Bellingham, WA: Part I. Petrified Forest NP and the Painted Desert, Arizona Our first stop on our journey north seeking cooler temps was the Petrified Forest NP located in the Painted Desert in Arizona. It wasn't any cooler, but we spent a couple of days exploring the area. The colors and textures we witnessed from afar and close-up, when we hiked down onto the desert floor, were really spectacular which was only topped by seeing some local wildlife (I won't say anything more about that now, you'll just have to wait for the pics ;). The national park didn't offer any camping, but we stayed in a nearby state park, Homolovi. It had partially excavated indigenous ruins that we were able to visit. One thing about a hot desert climate, it's great for preserving artifacts! On to pics: The name of this campground cracked me up. A throwback from the ‘70s. Haha. We stayed here on our way to the Petrified Forest. full moon at the Cosmic Campground Petrif...