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PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK
93,500 acres. Located in northeast Arizona, this National Park is famous for its impressive display of petrified
Arizona Trail wood and other fossils, mostly bright reddish-brown in color. Included is part of the Painted Desert, with colored clay hills and badlands, buttes and mesas. Average elevation is about 5,400 feet.
The park has two designated wilderness areas, the 43,020-acre Painted Desert Wilderness and the 7,240-acre Rainbow Forest Wilderness. Vegetation consists of grasslands and desert flora. Deer, antelope, coyote, and bobcat are among the wildlife.
Activities: Backpacking and hiking are allowed throughout the park. There are hardly any developed trails, however, so most travel must be crosscountry. Horses are permitted. Hunting is forbidden.
Camping Regulations: A permit is required in order to camp in the backcountry, and may be
obtained from one of the two visitor centers. Camping is restricted to the two wilderness areas, which comprise much of the park. Pets are prohibited.
Campsites must be at least one-half mile from roads. Campfires are not allowed, so a stove must be brought if one wishes to cook. All water must be carried in, and there’s no shade. Spring and fall are the best times to visit and camp here.
For Further Information: Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028; (602)524-6228.
1810 While the Spanish monarchy undergoes internal conflict and eventual abdication Denver Map Tourist Attractions as a result of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, Spain’s Country colonies begin to take Denver Map Tourist Attractions advantage of the power vacuum created by these dislocations in the homeland. The first of Spain’s colonies to rebel against the authority of the mother country is Mexico. In September, an uprising breaks out in northern Mexico, led by the Creole priest Father Miguel Hidalgo. Hidalgo’s insurgency has significant nationalist and peasant overtones, as it is led by the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe, an indigenous and mestizo (people of mixed Spanish and native blood) symbol. While Hidalgo’s uprising will be quelled within two years, and Hidalgo himself will be captured and executed, the rebellion proves to be the beginning of over ten years of warfare. This violent period of revolution and upheaval will culminate in 1821 in the independent state of Mexico, which will include northern settlements in New Mexico, Texas, and California. 1819 In the Adams-Ons Treaty, Spain cedes Florida to the United States, in return for the U.S. government’s assumption of 5 million dollars in Country claims against the Spanish. The cession is perhaps the inevitable result of Spain’s dramatically declining power in Florida, mirroring its loosening hold upon all its colonies during this era of Latin Country revolutions.
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