[Leica] Interesting place in New Mexico

[Wilbur Norman]

Aram,

Well, better to have spent an hour than not to have seen the Bisti Badlands at all!

Those of us who live in northern New Mexico sometimes acquire a ho-hum attitude to the natural beauties surrounding us. It is easy to not really SEE them after awhile – and then have outsiders revive our sight.

Nice photos and hope you will have a chance to return one day!

The formations that look like they are wearing hats are "hoodoos" (pronounced 'who-dues'.)

W. Norman



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On Nov 23, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> Bisti Badlands is just that.  A badlands.  Very interesting place that I will never get to see again.  We pulled into the lot on BLM land with the intention of spending the night in our little RV, and the wife said, in no uncertain terms, NO WAY.  So I was able to convince her to walk around a bit.  All the interesting formations are a ways up the wash.  We walked around for about an hour before she had had enough and we left for less desolate places.  I only discovered this one location, but if you are ever in the neighborhood of Farmington NM, you have to give it a try.
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> View them large:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2087.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2084.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2083.jpg.html
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> And a blend of photos for more depth of field:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2078-Edit.jpg.html
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> There are many, many more interesting formations in this area.  Requires a fair amount of easy walking.   GPS coordinates are available for many of them.  If you get there, share your photos as I will not get to photograph them again.
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> Comments welcome.
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> Aram
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> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
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