Friday September 15th 2017

I can’t believe September is half gone. It was a nice day in this part of Arizona. The temperature topped out in the 80s, but the wind continued to blow. Yesterday’s wind was worse, but tolerable here. In the Lake Powell area where I was until Wednesday there was a micro burst that swamped a few houseboats and other water craft. I guess I moved on at the right time.

After the busy day touring the Petrified Forest National Park on Thursday, I stayed at home today. I had a number of chores to get caught up on and a couple to get a head start on. When I move on Sunday, I’ll be going to a State Park without a sewer connection and probably no laundry. To prepare for my two weeks at the State Park, I flushed the holding tanks and did the laundry. I’ll flush the tanks one more time before I go on Sunday. With respect to the laundry I should be alright for clean clothes with the start of cooler weather I will be wearing a wider variety of clothes. If not, I’ll find a laundry in town.

The pictures in this blog entry are from yesterday’s tour of the Petrified Forest National Park. I’ve included a few more close-ups of petrified logs. One of the other tasks I have been working on today is uploading all of the pictures from the last month and a half. As soon as I’m finished I’ll publish the links to the albums in a blog entry.

Painted Desert Lodge National Historic Landmark.

Blue Mesa

Petrified log pile

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Petrified Log exposed on path

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Sections of petrified logs scattered across the area

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Longer section of petrified log

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Petrified log along the side of the path

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End of blog entry on the Petrified Forest National Park.