After spending two weeks at Cochiti ACE Park, we traveled to the northwest corner of New Mexico. We made Bloomfield our home for a week.
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area
Bisti Wilderness lies on Bureau of Land Management Land and is largely undeveloped. We discovered many interesting formations but found only primitive roads and no formal trails. Overall, this reminded us of Badland National Park in South Dakota.
This 45,000-acre wilderness area was established in 1984.
Bisti Wilderness is surrounded by tribal lands.
There was no one around. The only sound was the wind. Now we feel no need to experience Mars.
Many dinosaur bones and petrified wood have been unearthed here.
Conservatively, we did not wander beyond the site of our Ranger.
The wind and rain sculpted the land beautifully.
Four Corners Monument
Following our adventure to Bisti, we took a short road trip to the Four Corners Monument. We knew this was touristy, but it is something we wanted to do once.
Desolate Area.
After paying our $16.00 entrance fee, we walked around for about 10 minutes.
There was a very long line to take turns posing and having your picture taken on the monument.
Kurt just casually walked through the center between picture takers, and we grabbed a quick photo.
Shiprock Peak
On our way "home", we stopped at Shiprock Peak as a late afternoon mountain shower was approaching. This is on tribal land and has no paved roads to reach it. It is considered sacred, and no direct access is permitted.
This peak is 1,536 feet above the desert floor and is a National Natural Landmark.
The rock is a lava neck, similar to Devil's Tower in Wyoming.
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