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Welcome to the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
The main parking area and trailhead.
It is a good idea to sign in at the trailhead.
Hike along the wash, which is a great reference point for orientation.
Formations in the "Picnic Tables" area.
Flowers in bloom in late spring.
The Bisti Arch.
Flowers in bloom in the desert.
Hiking around the badlands just north of Bisti Arch.
Hoodoos in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
Hikers in the distance.
Seemingly a perfect egg at a rock garden.
Seemingly a perfect egg at a rock garden.
A trail of rocks reminds us of the inevitability of erosion.
Horseback riding is allowed in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
Arches about a half-mile north of the Bisti Arch.
Unnamed formations, which you may have fun naming.
A petrified tree, which is beautiful to observe, but please leave it intact.
Hikers on the unmarked trail.
Hoodoos.
Hoodoos.
An umbrella may be a good thing to bring if you are very sensitive to the sun.
One of several rock gardens.
Hiking among hoodoos.
Cracked Eggs, a rock formation in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
Cracked Eggs, a rock formation in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
Seemingly alien eggs at Cracked Eggs.
Seemingly alien eggs at Cracked Eggs.
Flowers in bloom just outside the badlands.
An aerial view of the badlands and horses.
An aerial view of arches in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.