The Petrified Forest and Painted Desert are uniquely Arizona road trip destinations. Here's why it's worth the drive and what ...

To make the most out of your trip, Arizona Republic contributor and travel expert Roger Naylor recommended seeing Newspaper Rock, visiting Blue Mesa, having an ice cream at Painted Desert Inn and ...

If you drive just a few hours northeast from Phoenix to the Petrified Forest, it almost feels like you stepped onto a different planet ... landscape of the Painted Desert.