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Petrified forest should be renamed to "Boring desert with logs"

hiking_soul
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This one is entirely my own fault for the high expectations. Maybe, if you lower yours you will like it. I heard “petrified forest” and imagined an ancient stone forest frozen in place like something from a dark fantasy movie. I did see pictures before I went but they looked like this one...

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This one is entirely my own fault for the high expectations. Maybe, if you lower yours you will like it. I heard “petrified forest” and imagined an ancient stone forest frozen in place like something from a dark fantasy movie. I did see pictures before I went but they looked like this one:

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Cool innit?

What you actually get is a desert with logs lying around. Yes, they are scientifically incredible. Yes, the colors are neat. No, I am still not over the fact that the “forest” part is mostly conceptual. And no, the logs don't look cool either.

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idk, maybe I'm the problem