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:
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.