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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument – Petrified Forest Loop

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Petrified Forest Loop Trail - The Big Stump

Continuing on from the Ponderosa Loop I followed further north onto the Petrified Forest Loop trail that explores the ancient Florissant Lake bed and it’s various petrified redwood stumps. Going clockwise, very early into the trail (on clear days like today) you may be rewarded with distant views of Pikes Peak. Zoomed in view of … Read more

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument – Ponderosa Loop

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Abert's squirrel on Ponderosa Loop Trail

Outside the visitor center is a large shelter covering stumps of petrified redwood trees. One of the signs state that years ago before this area was protected as a monument, the area was littered with petrified wood; for 100 years visitors would take souvenirs and now the stumps are all that remain. Shelters protect some … Read more