Agatized Rainbows: A Story of the Petrified Forest

Third Forest. Photo by Jerry McLain.
Colorful petrified log sections, typical of many found in the monument. Photo by Esther Henderson.
Blue Forest Badlands—Colorful banded ridges, a three mile side trip. Photo by Ray Manly.
Agate Bridge. Erosion has cut out the rock from under this log leaving a span of 45 feet forming a bridge, now supported by a beam. Photo by Leon Cantrell.
An example of color and erosion in the First Forest. Photo by Josef Muench.
Logs of rainbow hues in the Second Forest. Photo by Josef Muench.
Old Faithful Log near the Museum in Rainbow Forest has the largest base diameter of those readily seen during a trip through the Monument.
Logs in the Second Forest. Photos by Josef Muench.
A polished specimen of wood from Rainbow Forest Museum, where many other colorful sections are on display. Photo by Josef Muench.
Mariposa Lilies, one of the beautiful wildflowers that bloom during May, in the Forest. Photo by Josef Muench.
POPULAR SERIES No. 3—1951
PRESENTED BY PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, HOLBROOK, ARIZONA