The Petrified Forest and Painted Desert are uniquely Arizona road trip destinations. Here's why it's worth the drive and what to see along the way.

Best things to do at Petrified Forest and Painted Desert If, like most visitors, you’re just spending a day driving through Petrified Forest National Park, here are the highlights you should not ...

Location: Arizona Established: December 9, 1962 Size: 135,000 acres A sun-swept corner of the Painted Desert draws more than 600,000 visitors each year. While most come to see one of the world's ...

7. Watch for birds: The park staff also notes that, for birders, the Painted Desert Visitor Center Plaza and the Painted Desert Rim Trail are good areas to see various species of birds, including ...

Arizona's Painted Desert is a dreamscape where stunning reds, purples, and oranges narrate the Earth's story that spans millions of years. This vibrant landscape stretches over 160 miles from the ...

From the skies over Lake Mohave on the California-Arizona border one morning last week came the routine position report to Air Route Traffic Control: T.W.A. Constellation Flight 2, 10:55 a.m ...