Bisti Badlands Wilderness Panorama
by Debra Martz
Title
Bisti Badlands Wilderness Panorama
Artist
Debra Martz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Bisti Badlands Wilderness Panorama by Debra Martz So after following all the washes through this "aMAZEing" area, I was really drawn into just how awesome our world is. I didn't want to leave just yet, but time doesn't continue on endlessly in a day. So after wandering for some 10+ miles I knew it was time to hike on back to the truck. But only after I turned back one more time and captured 3 successive shots to create this panorama which gives you an idea of the expansiveness of this one area...but just an idea as there was so much more to it! The first time I ever wished for a drone to hover overhead and take it all in for me!!!
I ran across the Bisti Badlands/De-Na-Zin Wilderness a few years ago while searching for new places to see in New Mexico. Finally the time came that we would make the trip there. The closest lodging and RV parks are in Farmington and we arrived just before the visitors center closed. Oddly enough they only had one printed letter size paper with some latitude/longitude directions with a few very small pictures. The lady I spoke with knew the badlands existed but having lived there 14 years had never gone to see this unearthly type of beauty.....because, she said, "there are no restrooms." What? Oh well.... I picked up the Farmington Vacation Guide and found a little more info in it. And I quote, "If you want high-priced, slickly manufactured entertainment, go to Disneyland; if you want a cinematic prism through which to have a multi-dimensional experience, consider the Badlands of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. That fact there are no marked trails in Bisti leads to a freeform style of wandering, where the paths you choose are entirely up to you and your instincts. These are badlands, meaning you will be exposed to the elements and there are no water sources, so it is important to prepare accordingly." And also, as the lady said, no facilities!
As for the free-form style of wandering, it is important to find the taller land-forms as markers....they even disappear as you wander so make some cairns when possible. Just when you think you know where you are going, its a dead end and you turn around and select another route. It is a maze out there and I quickly discovered how someone could easily get lost...as my husband and I didn't agree on each and every turn we needed to make!
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October 8th, 2017
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Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of this amazing landscape, Debra! Wonderful sunlight and shadow contrasts! L/F