(Aztec NM) Outside of town, over 300 natural sandstone arches have been documented; aka the Aztec Arches. Chances of finding them without a guide would be slim; as they were usually tucked away behind other elements. So, I picked up a map from the Visitor Center in town. Many are located down dirt two-track roads […]
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Pre-Bisti Badlands
(nr Tsaya NM/NN) The day before my trek into the Bisti Wilderness, I checked out an area across the road from the parking lot. While outside the designated area, it looked interesting. So, I went traipsing around to see what I could find. To my surprise there were some really interesting rock formations. Like a […]
Bisti Wilderness
(nr Tsaya NM/NN) Bisti Wilderness is at the western end of a 46,000 acres area that includes the De-Na-Zin Wilderness to the east. The two were combined in 1996, and is now known as Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The area is referred to as badlands, with odd rock formations, rough hills, caverns or cave-ins, box canyons, and […]