This cache was so named because I've seen many gorgeous rainbows
along here. Also, "Rainbow" petrified wood can be collected in this
area. This fossil wood is similar to what is so admired at the
world-famous Petrified Forest, which is about 5-1/2 miles down the
road. All along this road for several miles, you can find small
pieces of the colorful agatized wood if you want to take the time.
There are also agate and fossils. Keep in mind, some places you try
will be more productive than others. It is interesting to note that
this petrified wood was formed 225 million years ago during the
Triassic period when this whole land was a floodplain.
At the cache site, there is ample room to park off the road.
Please do not climb over the fence onto private land. And of
course, inside the Petrified Forest is off limits to
collecting.
Have a fun hunt for the cache... and for petrified wood too! And
don't forget to stop by my Red Rocks cache down the road farther
toward St. Johns.