bisti badlands

Rich told me about Bisti Badlands, a wilderness area kind of in the middle of nowhere. Turns out we made a wrong turn (strangely, not at Albuquerque) on the right road and ended up in the badlands, but not the part we were supposed to be in. Still, we hiked in, GPS in hand. There weren't many inspirational forms on our first leg, plus the lighting was really flat, so we hiked back out, drove down the track a little further, then got out where the landscape was more interesting.

Suddenly the light improved. Leah and I shot for a while, then packed up to head back to ABQ for a not-too-late dinner. The sun was nearing the horizon and it peaked out of the clouds. Leah turns around and the whole area was aglow. We whipped out our cameras and shot for a few minutes more, capturing the warm, golden colors.

And on the way home, we passed the right turnoff. Now we know where to go the next time.