Today we drove out to explore the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area.  Our first stop an area that contains the Yellow Hoodoo Gang:

The Yellow Hoodoo Gang:

We found the most well preserved petrified wood I’ve ever seen.  It looks like normal wood, but it’s heavy as stone and is very, very old:

More petrified wood:

More hoodoos:

The wash eventually ended, so we had to climb out:

We walked across the plains to return to the truck:

We found remains of a horse:

M fed the skull some grass:

Homestead ruins:

After lunch, we drove to another trailhead and set out to explore the Valley of Dreams area:

More petrified wood:

The ground was covered with a rich assortment of stones and petrified wood:

We approached the Valley of Dreams:

This area had spherical basketball-sized concretions:

More petrified wood:

This hoodoo is called “Alien Throne”:

Petrified wood can be a hoodoo capstone too:

This entire area is as varied as it is stunning:

Here a petrified log is creating an elongated hoodoo:

Heading back:

A tiny hoodoo:

This formation is called “The Three Wise Men”:

Our third stop was the “Valley of Dreams East” area:

M drove his R/C Car:

We did an action photo shoot for the R/C car.  Here the car is airborne after launching off a jump:

On the way home, we passed this group of wild horses:

What an amazing day!