After breakfast, Daniel and I hiked from the north Bisti parking area to the southern portion of Bisti. Along the way, I made many iPhone scouting photographs for future reference. In fact, I have so many scouting photos from this mid-day outing, that I will break this subject into several separate posts.
The sky with many clouds adds to the interest in these iPhone photographs. While these images are not intended to be great photography, they will serve to show what one may see in Bisti and give an indication of the type photographs that a mid-day visitor might obtain with a simple point and shoot camera. Please note, though, that these images have been post processed with photo editing software.
Most, but possibly not all, of these image are posted to Flickr. Clicking on an image with an embedded link will take one to that image on Flickr, where a higher resolution image can more easily be viewed.
The hike from the north side to the south side required navigating through badlands, up and down hills, through washes, etc., passing many interesting rock formations. There are no trails in this wilderness and many ways to get from one place to another, so each trip can be a new adventure.
I had shown Daniel around the northern area in the morning and now Daniel wanted to show me places he had visited in the southern area on the previous day. I have been to the southern area a number of times, but I had never gotten as far out into it as Daniel, so I was eager to see what he had to show me.
This long petrified log may be one of the most photographed ones in Bisti. I had previously obtained GPS coordinates for its location, but until today, I had never gotten to it. The long petrified log had many other interesting features nearby.
We saw only a few people on this portion of our hike, but these two are heading back towards the south parking area.
Two other petrified log sections with orange lichen near the longer log are shown in these two images.
Most of these features and petrified logs are within what I called a nook, a somewhat confined area mostly surrounded by hills.
The petrified log in the image above looks so real that it could be mistaken for real wood.
That is enough for this post. To be continued,
Ken
This is such a fascinating area. And, I really did think that was a real log! And who knew that such “little people” hiked the area. Definitely gave a good perspective of the vastness of Bisti. Well documented Ken!
Thanks for the comment, Shutterpug. I’ve always had an affinity for rocks so I, too, find the Bisti Wilderness a fascinating place to explore.