
The start of the playground.


Wandering through open desert.

Heading toward The Seal and The Ostrich (neither pictured).


A mini canyon bringing me up to the mesa.

Looking back at the canyon I came up.

Along the mesa, where a little trail led me for a while before I left it.




Some great formations on the mesa top.





Leaving the mesa top rock formations looking for a place to return to the badlands.


My chosen canyon to get down off the mesa.

Some cool, well- lit formations.

Back in the badlands.

At the top of some interesting red mounds.


An island of rock formations.

Approaching the Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery.

Alien Hatchery. Yes, I liked this spot.


Entering Petrified Forest of Logs.

Petrified Forest of Logs.



One really big petrified log.





Unnamed arch overlooking the Petrified Forest of Logs.



Heading up another side canyon, away from the badlands.

Found a cool butte I wanted to head up. This is taken on my way up.

Top of my chosen unnamed butte.

Great badland views.

Closeup of my way down from the butte.

Approaching abandoned Hawk nest.

Hawk nest.





Two Snakes Hoodoo. This was the halfway point for my loop.

Wandering through a wash on my way back.

Bisti Arch. It's super small, despite what I thought before visiting. Still fun.


Approaching Bisti Rock Garden.

Bisti Rock Garden.

Bisti Rock Garden.




Side canyon on my approach to The Fin.

The Fin!


The Fin.

There was another hawk nest on one of these guys (farther back).

Finding my way back through washes.

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