A trip to the (petrified) forest
Val wanted to go outdoors so we drove to Calistoga , which we have visited two years ago. This time, however, instead of going with Anna, we drove there with our son and with Mommy. And instead of doing a vineyard tour (which is what many tourists are doing when in the Napa Valley), we opted to go on a nature trip by visiting the Petrified Forest. I first came across the concept of petrification in Prof Dimaandal 's Science 1 class in high school because we covered geology in that course. I first saw an example of petrified wood in that class but never have I ever thought that I'd see a forest of petrified trees... until we visited. Val was fascinated by the petrified forest as well because he has only read about it in school; this was the first time he saw a petrified forest. From what I've read about the Petrified Forest in the signages peppering the trail (yes, Mommy went hiking!), I learned that this forest was created over 3,000,000 years ago after Mt St Helena erupt