Petrified Forest National Park - Day 2 Photoset • johnlp • 2023-06-03 • HikeArizona.COM

Petrified Forest National Park - Day 2, AZ

	2023-06-03
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Petrified Forest National Park - Day 2, AZ

Hiking	22.00 Miles	1,600 AEG

Hiking	22.00 Miles
	1,600 ft AEG

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Pilot Rock Summit

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Day two of our PFNP trip. Pilot Rock has been on my list for about a decade. This visit to the park was centered around this hike. Bruce found an iffy route on allfails, but at least we had a track.
Most of the hiking is in flat washes and pretty easy. "The wall" and summiting Pilot Rock are much more adventurous. After a couple detours along the way, we were able to reach the summit. Very cool.
The ruins were minimal. Probably just a lookout. We didn't see any glyphs or pottery, though we didn't look too hard.
The return hike to camp went much smoother. Bruce got a nice track.
After a short break at camp with a thousand of our favorite gnats, we headed back up to the car for a beverage and some more sightseeing. Great second day.

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[ checklist ] Yellow Mariposa Lily

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