{"id":4123,"date":"2015-12-24T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T14:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migrate.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/?p=4123"},"modified":"2016-01-26T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T22:11:43","slug":"american-southwest-shiprock-and-the-bisti-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/american-southwest-shiprock-and-the-bisti-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"American Southwest: Shiprock and the Bisti Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last locations for the trip were in New Mexico at Shiprock and the Bisti Wilderness. The Navajo Nation governs Shiprock, a\u00a0formation that\u00a0plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition.\u00a0The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness\u00a0with its\u00a0rolling landscape of badlands offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region. We spent 11 hours in the sage desert and only encountered about a dozen people, a welcome relief from the hordes of tourists at other sites.<\/p>\n<p><style type='text\/css'>\n\t#ngg-gallery-d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987 .ngg-pro-masonry-item {\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 6px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"ngg-pro-masonry-wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"ngg-pro-masonry-spinner\">\n\t\t<i class='fa fa-spin fa-spinner'><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ngg-pro-masonry\" id=\"ngg-gallery-d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987\">\n\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-gutter' style='width: 6px'><\/div>\n\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-sizer' style='width: 180px'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 75px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi. This is a composite image.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1010\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Silverton-9233599\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi. This is a composite image.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Silverton-9233599\" alt=\"Silverton-9233599\" width=\"180\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:75px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233600_DxO_Edit_4228.jpg-nggid041010-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 44px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1011\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Silverton-9233625\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Silverton-9233625\" alt=\"Silverton-9233625\" width=\"180\" height=\"44\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:44px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233625-Pano_Edit_4219_Edit_4220.jpg-nggid041011-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 132px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1012\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Silverton-9233634\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Silverton-9233634\" alt=\"Silverton-9233634\" width=\"180\" height=\"132\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:132px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233634_DxO.jpg-nggid041012-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 132px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1013\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Silverton-9233668\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Shiprock (Navajo: Ts\u00e9 Bit\u02bca\u02bc\u00ed, &quot;rock with wings&quot; or &quot;winged rock&quot; ) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482.5 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition. It is located in the center of the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Silverton-9233668\" alt=\"Silverton-9233668\" width=\"180\" height=\"132\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:132px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Silverton-9233662_DxO_Edit_4223.jpg-nggid041013-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 81px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1014\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Bisti-9243671\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Bisti-9243671\" alt=\"Bisti-9243671\" width=\"180\" height=\"81\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:81px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243671-Pano.jpg-nggid041014-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 240px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243730-HDR.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243730-HDR.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243730-HDR.jpg-nggid041015-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1015\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Bisti-9243730\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. 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Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1028\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Bisti-9243874\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Bisti-9243874\" alt=\"Bisti-9243874\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:180px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243874_DxO_Edit_4234.jpg-nggid041028-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='ngg-pro-masonry-item' style='height: 109px; max-width: 180px;'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243887.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/Bisti-9243887.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1029\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Bisti-9243887\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a rolling landscape of badlands, offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region of the American Southwest. Located in New Mexico, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands with fragments of petrified tree trunks scattered thoughout the sand and sage desert. Translated from the Navajo word Bistah\u00ed, Bisti means &quot;among the adobe formations.&quot; De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for &quot;cranes.&quot;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-ngg-captions-nostylecopy=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass='nextgen_pro_lightbox' data-nplmodal-gallery-id='d67373c04bc428b40215c5a375e96987' data-ngg-protect=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\n<source srcset='https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x'>\n<img title=\"Bisti-9243887\" alt=\"Bisti-9243887\" width=\"180\" height=\"109\" style=\"max-width:180px;max-height:109px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-180x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg, https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/southwest-bisti\/cache\/Bisti-9243887.jpg-nggid041029-ngg0dyn-360x0-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg 2x\" \/>\n<\/picture>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<br \/>\nMore photos and prints are available in my <a href=\"http:\/\/edbacon.photoshelter.com\/gallery\/Southwest-United-States\/G0000UQ8JMG0SBdE\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest United States Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last locations for the trip were in New Mexico at Shiprock and the Bisti Wilderness. The Navajo Nation governs Shiprock, a\u00a0formation that\u00a0plays a significant role in Navajo religion, mythology and tradition.\u00a0The Bisti\/De-Na-Zin Wilderness\u00a0with its\u00a0rolling landscape of badlands offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region. We spent 11 hours [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[211,637],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4123","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-landscape-photography","7":"category-southwest","8":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FUJv-14v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}