Crystal Forest Abstract 2 Wood Print

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This is the third of three beautiful natural abstracts I captured at Petrified Forest National Park, and the second of two from specifically the Crystal Forest area of the park. It's amazing what 200 million years can do to a log!

According to the National Park Service, the trees at the Petrified Forest lived over 200 million years ago. The trees fell, and swollen streams washed them into adjacent floodplains. A mice of silt, mud, and volcanic ash from distant volcanoes buried the logs. This sediment cut off oxygen and slowed the logs' decay. Then, silica-laden groundwater seeped through the logs, replacing the original wood tissues with silica and petrifying the logs.

I love to spend time outdoors, and going out with a camera in my hand makes me so much more aware of everything around me. It's amazing the things I notice that I would otherwise walk by without a glance. I am inspired by the beauty of the different seasons in the Lakes Country of Minnesota, where I live. I hope through my photography to share a little bit of the world as I have come to see it through my lens. I was honored to have my image "Another Day at the Lodge" published in the December 2019 issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine. You can find some of my work at Bridgette's Main Frames in Perham, MN, and at the Red Door Art Gallery in Wahpeton, ND. I hope you enjoy the shots I've chosen to share. Thanks for stopping...