A petrified forest

[petrified forest 1]

 

A few days ago,

as I was mentally searching the Greek islands in the Aegean

for a summer vacation spot for my family this year,

my thoughts drifted back to a past trip to Lesvos.

Most of my memories of this island have faded;

yet, one thing remains unforgettable:

the striking petrified forest

that covers a large portion of the western part of the island

where more than 150 fossilized logs have been unearthed over the years.

My next idea was to show you some of these ancient wonders.

They were formed a staggering 17 to 20 million years ago

by a series of volcanic eruptions!!!

Take a look.

 

 

[petrified forest 2]

 

[petrified forest 3]

 

 

The people in the following images are not part of the tree logs! 😊😊😊

They were positioned there purely for scale,

allowing the viewer to better estimate the size of the tree logs.

 

 

 

[petrified forest 4]

[petrified Forest 5]

[petrified porest 6

[petrified forest 7]

This is a log of an obviously very tall tree.

Yet, I was reading in the papers that additional, even longer, tree logs have been found.

One of them is 19,5 m long

and is complete with its roots, branches and leaves!!!

 

All pictures above were reproduced from old analog copies.