We stopped in at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to check out these huge petrified tree stumps. Apparently a volcanic ash field buried just the bottom portion of these trees, preserving these stumps as the tops of the trees rotted away long ago. #trees #stump #huge #big #tree #fossil #petrified #forest #colorful #hiking #hike #beautiful #ancient #Colorado #CO #adventure #roadtrip #nature #outdoors