Blue Mesa Trailhead, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA
This one-mile loop will take you past the multicolored sedimentary rock layers of Blue Mesa. Hike at sunrise to witness the serrated edges of the mesa glow. Along the way, you’ll pass numerous petrified trees with a geologic backdrop that resembles the moon.
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