Through the Lens: Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Monument and Painted Desert

The Crystal Forest in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

A twister in the Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra

Painted Desert Visitor Center in the Petrified Forest National Park. Photo/Kendra Yost

A thunderstorm rolls in the Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

A raven in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Jumping at Agate Bridge in the Petrified National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

Agate House trail in Petrifired National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Petroglphs at Newspaper Rock in the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Painted Desert in the Petrified National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

A migration petroglyph at Puerco Pueblo in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Crystal Forest in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Agate House in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. The Agate House is a ruin constructed out of petrified wood. Photo/Kendra Yost

Blue Mesa in Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Puerco Pueblo ruin in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Puerco Pueblo in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Crystal Forest in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Petroglphs at Newspaper Rock in the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Agate House in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. The Agate House is a ruin constructed out of petrified wood. Photo/Kendra Yost

Petroglyphs at Puerco Pueblo in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Agate House in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. The Agate House is a ruin constructed out of petrified wood. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Crystal Forest in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Petroglyphs at Puerco Pueblo in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

The Agate House in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. The Agate House is a ruin constructed out of petrified wood. Photo/Kendra Yost

Petrified wood at the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

Plants flourish in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

Ruins at Puerco Pueblo in the Petrified Forest National Monument. Photo/Kendra Yost

Blue Mesa in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost

View from the the Agate House in the Petrified National Monument in Arizona. Photo/Kendra Yost