Okay, home stretch, last stop on my southwest tour. Located in the northwestern part of New Mexico, south of Farmington, Bisti Badlands has some amazing rock formations that are somewhat similar to the ones in Arches & Canyonlands, but with the distinction that they are scaled much, much smaller - in fact they are roughly human-sized, ranging from just a foot or two high to maybe just a few feet higher than the average person. I will post at least one or two photos with my friend in them as reference. When you get to Bisti, there is just a dirt parking lot with room for maybe a dozen cars or so (though only two cars were there when we arrived & we ran into less than 10 people our entire time there). You start walking on this flat plain that has nothing remarkable about it. After walking a mile or two, some interesting looking formations start to appear on the right. As you walk towards them, you realize that they are miniature canyons filled with fantastic eroded shapes & when you enter them, they seem to go on forever... From www.blm.gov: "The 41,170-acre Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a remote desolate area of steeply eroded badlands which offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners region. Time and natural elements have etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations and fossils. It is an ever-changing environment that offers the visitor a remote wilderness experience. Translated from the Navajo language, Bisti means “a large area of shale hills” and is commonly pronounced (Bis-tie). De-Na-Zin (Deh-nah-zin) takes its name from the Navajo words for “cranes.” Petroglyphs of cranes have been found south of the wilderness area. The two major geological formations found in the wilderness are the Fruitland Formation and the Kirtland Shale. The Fruitland Formation makes up most of what the visitor will see while in the badlands and contains interbedded sandstone, shale, mudstone, coal, and silt. The weathering of the sandstone forms the many spires and hoodoos (sculpted rock) found throughout the area. The Kirtland Shale contains rock of various colors and dominates the eastern part of the wilderness. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness to protect the area’s naturalness, special features, and opportunities for solitude and primitive types of recreation. All Wildernesses must be used and managed in ways that will leave them unimpaired for the use and enjoyment of future generations. Please do your part to preserve the valuable resource of wilderness. Enjoy your stay but please leave no trace of your visit." Please zoom