Dry Creek Petrified Forest, Buffalo, Wyoming

 We were traveling with a one year old on a recent westward vacation, and looked for a place where we could do a little hike after lunch, be out of the car and in nature before having an afternoon nap, and we found this wonderful little park with a mile and a half walking loop through what was once a forest of trees.  I love petrified wood and missed going to the national park in Arizona on a recent southwest trip, so doubly perfect for me.

It is more of a stroll than a hike, with very little up and down (although if you are coming from sea level, just walking van be a bit complicated by the elevation that is close to that of Denver).  I really loved it, and would highly recommend it.  The one caveat is that you need to drive through a field with bulls in it, all of whom eyed us and our car suspiciously and moved toward us to see exactly what we were about.  We managed to exit without incident, and on the way back the rancher was there with food and water, which made him far more interesting than we were, but don't be startled by that.