Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness

A remote Bureau of Land Management wilderness in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico, preserving a badlands landscape of eroded hoodoos, cracked mud formations, and fossil-bearing bentonite hills. The terrain is navigated without marked trails, and visitors locate targets including the Egg Factory, an area of egg-shaped mudstone concretions, by GPS coordinates and dead reckoning. The isolation and alien visual character of the formations make it a destination for landscape photographers willing to make the drive on unmaintained roads.