New Mexico

New Mexico Badlands
Bosque del Apache

Bisti Badlands

In early March I explored some badlands in northern New Mexico - Bisti, De-Na-Zin, Valley of Dreams, Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah and the "King of Wings"

Arch formation at sunrise in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico

Absurd rock formations are everywhere

King of Wings in New Mexico's northern badlands

Most unusual is the "King of Wings" -- which is huge, much larger than any of the wings in Bisti

Alien's Throne in the Valley of Dreams

Bisti Rock Garden in the Bisti Badlands De-Na-Zin Wilderness hike

Bisti Rock Garden -- what happened here?

Conversing hoodoos in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico

Wind/Sand storms were common in the afternoons. I had planned on camping but ended up sleeping in the car all four nights

Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge

Flying V in Bosque del Apache in New Mexico

Birds fly each morning to a local farm where grain is left out and return in the evening to sleep in the water at the reserve from December to mid-February

Flying cranes in Bosque del Apache in New Mexico

Late evening landing

Snow geese taking off from the lake in the morning

Snow geese are the loudest and make sunrise an experience

Eagle perched on a limb