[Leica] Interesting place in New Mexico

[coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com (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.
> 
> View them large:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2087.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2084.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f14/d/nm/Bisti-2083.jpg.html
> 
> 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
> 
> 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.
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> Aram
> 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> 
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> would ever have dared dream."   James D. Watson 
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