Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert - Northbound CD [Audio CD]

Walkabout Audio Tours (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

This double length driving tour starts outside of Holbrook, Arizona and travels north to I-40. It reveals the secrets held within the fossils found in the Petrified Forest National Park. When is a tree a rock, and how dide these trees become stone? Could this ever happen again? As you drive the Park, learn of the times before, during and after dinosaurs. Explore the prehistoric Puerco Pueblo and its petroglyph galler. Approximate length - 55 minutes

Approved by National Park Service Rangers

Walkabout Audio Tours provide you with the insight that local historians, museum curators and park rangers know well. You'll hear little known historical and cultural facts, the background to unique geological formations, discussions of local flora and fauna and Native American myths and legends.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Anyone who has stumbled over a trail while trying to read a guidebook will appreciate Walkabout Audio Tours. -- Arizona Republic - Oct. 15, 2000

Before I travel in the Southwest, I always get the Walkabout Audio Tour. -- Carroll O'Connor - Actor/Producer

Walkabout Audio Tours received the highest Communicator Award...for scriptwriting Excellence. Narration won the Award of Distinction. -- Sedona Red Rock News - Feb. 28, 2001

About the Author

Written and produced by a Ph.D. Anthropologist and a former teacher and an award winning PBS scriptwriter. These authors have lived and lead tours in the Southwest for more than 25 years.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Walkabout Books (September 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1931544115
• ISBN-13: 978-1931544115
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,075,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)