Last summer when we visited the Petrified Forest, we saw an artist’s conception of the primordial swamp that existed over 225 million years ago in this now high desert plateau. The petrified and fragmented remains of those ancient trees can be seen throughout a large part of the park.
When we went to the Botanic Garden’s lake area last Saturday, I took this picture of what looked like that swamp picture. The only thing missing is supercrocs in the lake, oviraptor dinosaurs scurrying about and pterodons soaring overhead. Click the image to see the big picture.
