Moderate, 2.55 mi loop
499 ft elevation gain
Hiked 12/26/23
A relatively easy hike with a couple moderate hill climbs, this trail is positively littered with pieces of petrified wood. Subdued colors at first, once you get to the Sleeping Rainbow section they become more prominently red and yellow. Sizes range from small fragments up to boulder sized stumps.
Two large stumps of petrified wood that exhibit strong coloration throughout, in the typical yellow mustard and crimson red seen around this area.
A view along the rounded cliff wall into the valley below and nearby hillsides.
A view of the sunset on the other side of the half frozen pond, with flying geese and some standing on the ice. Clouds over a silhouetted hillside reflect in pink and yellow, reminiscent of the coloration of the area’s petrified wood.
Nice!
