LL has a post up that includes Arizona’s Petrified Forest.
That sparked a childhood memory.
https://www.virtualmirage.org/the-armchair-general/
Can you take petrified
wood from national forest?
Trading, bartering, or
selling any fossil material (plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, or any trace
fossils) removed from National Forest System lands is prohibited. You may collect reasonable amounts of
specimens.
(Yes, that includes
the Park Service)
My maternal grandparents and my parents vacationed together
some summers. During a visit to the Petrified Forrest, my grandfather decided
he wanted a particular piece of petrified wood. Since both he and my father
were scofflaws, they hid the piece inside the bumper guard of our 1951 Ford. Once back
in Wyoming, it took them the better part of two hours to retrieve the piece and
included dismantling all of the front bumper.
Maybe the legend is true.In the 1930s, visitors
to the Petrified Forest began to report that after taking a piece of
petrified wood from the park, they were seemingly cursed with bad luck.
This curse continues today, and is now a part of the park's history.As always, YMMV.
4 comments:
Kinda like don't bring home lava from Hawaii as Pele gets very angry.
I had a "Rock Specimen" kit my parents got me, and it included a piece of petrified wood. Very interesting stuff, if you're into geology.
DrJim
About half of my relatives are "rock hounds". I have a passing interest in geology but not a passion.
I've never been a 'fan' of taking things from any parks. OR defacing anything in parks, like what has happened in a number of parks. Who knows what 'history' has walked off/been defaced in the past?
Old NFO
I agree. I'm of the, "Leave no trace" school. Granddad Burtis was a craftsman and probably turned the rock into some type of jewelry. A rancher and farmer, he created many things in his shop during the long Wyoming winters.
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