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Arizona – Jesper Forest Petrified Wood

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Arizona - Jesper Forest Petrified Wood

Arizona – Jesper Forest Petrified Wood

The petrified wood strewn in the Jasper Forest valley was once encased in the surrounding bluffs. When erosional forces removed the softer rocks, the petrified wood tumbled and accumulated on the valley floor.

Arizona – Petrified Forest Formations

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Arizona - Jesper Forest

Arizona – Jesper Forest

Arizona - Petrified Forest Formations

Arizona – Petrified Forest Formations

Jasper Forest is a valley filled with the fossil remains of trees.

 The logs are scattered over the desolate valley. Many more existed until pioneers began removing the logs from Jasper Forest by the cart load.