2023-06-30, 07:44 AM
Oh yes, and there's more. A huge redwood (?) stump that is not nearly so high, lots of logs on the ground, and if you continue on up the ridge you quickly notice that a significant portion of the gravel beneath your feet is actually petrified wood. Probably was much more decades ago. There are whole sections in the Gallatin Range - look for "Gallatin Petrified Forest" on the topos - with similar layers of ash and tree hunks being slowly eroded out. Once I even got a permit to carry home a handful each!