#coloradoplateau

Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona needs no introduction. Over 4 million tourists visit it every year and post iconic photos. It is a 'must visit' during every southwestern US road trip. I had visited it in 2025 and spent two days there - we walked over 20km along the south rim and hiked down to Tipoff point. I had not, however, reached the bott

Petrified Forest National Park located within Painted Desert are out-worldly places in Arizona. But if they were not enough, during the same day we stood "on a corner in Winslow, Arizona" (if you know "Take It Easy" by the Eagles) and later saw a huge meteor crater. [POL] Park Narodowy Petrified Forest położony na obszarze 'Pustyni Pstrej' (Painted

Petroglyphs and El Malpais National Monuments were the highlights of day 4 of my US Road Trip 2026. Between day 3 and 4 we crossed from Rocky Mountains into Colorado Plateau. The geographical province is mostly associated with red sandstone rocks. True, but Petroglyphs and El Malpais have a different story to tell. Both testify to the volcanic past