Bisti Badlands, New Mexico

July 2023, continuing to catch up fall 2022...

Oct. 9, 2022

Bisti badlands is a unique area south of Farmington NM with some unworldly geologic formations.

The camp site was nothing special, just a grevel lot next to the road.

Hiking at Bisti requires some navagation skills.  There's some very basic trails leaving the main visitors area but they soon disappear into the alien landscape.

Once in amongst the larger formations it's easy to get disoriented. 

The alligator jaws.

A turtle crawling out of the rocks.

Hodo garden 

The bicycle seat.

We had a great time wandering through the amazing Bisti badlands and look forward to coming back.

Return to Gooseneck St. Park UT and first visit to Monment Valley AZ

July 2023, continuing to catch up fall 2022...

Oct. 6, 2022

We visited Gooseneck back in Sep. 2017.

This time we took a day trip to Monument Valley.

Monument Valley is about 30 miles south on US163. Back in Jan 2018 I was watching the movie Forest Gump on TV and wondered... Where did Forest Gump stop running? The location, of course, is on the way to Monument Valley. There are road signs identifying the spot with pullouts on either side. It even shows up on Google maps.

Notice the orange "Traffic delay" warning.

People wait for the traffic to pass then jump out and have their picture take in the middle of the road.

Monument Valley

There's a 17 mile loop road through the stunning landscape with designated photo stops along the way.

View from the visitors center overlooking the start of the loop road.

The road can be rough in places so it's a slow go. We spent most of the day seeing all the sights and taking a few short hikes. It was all beautiful, but if you were limited on time or just didn't want to drive the rough road, John Ford point is the best view in the valley.

John Ford point.

Here's a few more views...