The Field Atlas
0/363Desert chapter · 36.27° N · 108.23° W
Fig. 1A sphinx of mudstone in the Bisti
An alien stone garden. Wings, eggs, and a sphinx of Fruitland mudstone. No signs, no water.
Bisti is Navajo for badlands. De-Na-Zin is crane. The two wildernesses sit together. You walk until the shapes start. There is no trail to follow home but the one you made.
A private leaf
Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.
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Opening the leaf…
Onward
The nearest plates, by the miles.
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah19 miles · New MexicoCXIV
Shiprock44 miles · New MexicoCXI
Mesa Verde63 miles · ColoradoCLXXXII
Square Tower House64 miles · ColoradoCLXXXIII
Canyon de Chelly70 miles · ArizonaLXII
Cabezon Peak79 miles · New MexicoCXVIII
Chimney Rock82 miles · ColoradoCLXXXI
Canyons of the Ancients87 miles · ColoradoCLXXXIVDesert chapter
Other US desert plates. See all desert destinations in the USA
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