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Decrease in Visitation for June 2007

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Date: July 17, 2007
Contact: Janet Fernandes, (928) 524-6228 ext. 238

Decrease in Visitation for June 2007 at Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest, AZ – Acting Park Superintendent Brad Traver announced that visitation for June had a decrease of 8% from last year with 80,657 visits compared to last year’s 87,953. The year to date total is 267,431 which is down by 5%.

For more information call (928) 524-6228 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park. 
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Did You Know?
Standing on the edge of a vast badlands landscape, a Spanish explorer is rumored to have named the area "El Desierto Pintado" (The Painted Desert) because the hills looked like they were painted with the colors of the sunset.

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Last Updated: July 26, 2007 at 14:11 EST