Comments on: Day 5: The Bisti Wilderness

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:26:57 +0000

Lyrinda, I am glad you enjoyed the Bisti. It certainly is a magical place. I don’t have a photo posted to give perspective to the size of the arch. It is rather small though and you may miss the hole if you don’t look at it from the correct angle. Maybe that information will help you locate it next time.

By: Lyrinda Snyderman

Lyrinda Snyderman — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:16:23 +0000

Scott, Your photographs are wonderful and I loved your description of camping and hiking through this amazing place. I was there for two day hikes in July of 2012 and was very lucky to have pleasant weather – overcast and temperate – unusual for any July in the New Mexico deserts. I haven’t yet sorted my photos and posted them to Flickr – I took so many and they all (I must say) seem so beautiful because of this amazing place. Already I can’t wait to get back and explore new areas. I could not find the Arch! It was shown on my map, but it simply was not where the map showed it to be. I’ll just have to go back to find it. Thank you, again, for a wonderful website!

By: Nathalie Nunez

Nathalie Nunez — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:37:00 +0000

I’m also a huge lover of the Bisit, I’ve been there 5 times and feel like I’ve seen about 1% of it….there are so many amazingly beautiful hidden areas there. Also it’s so different depending on the time of year you go… I hope to visit it sometime next week weather permitting. Thank you for your great photos….it’s hard not to take alot while your there…:)

By: Paolo A. Santos

Paolo A. Santos — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:54:45 +0000

Good day Scott,

I have taken your advice and been hiking with my wife a lot to increase our endurance. We have been wanting to visit the Bisti even more since our last communication and now in a few days (Nov 6th) we have made up our minds and have been preparing to go there and camp in spite of the cold and possible rain and snow coming up. My wife is particularly fond of the “Nursery” or the “Eggs” and is dying to see them. Would you be so kind as to divulge the GPS coordinates of these amazing forms and other instructions? Also, have you had any experience there in the winter months? We have done a lot of research but any more advice is very welcome. Thank you and I hope to read from you soon. Once again, your photographs are simply inspiring for me and my wife to be more.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:06:04 +0000

Hi Paolo,

I will send you an e-mail with more information, but I would recommend a bit more hiking experience before going to the Bisti. It is really in the middle of nowhere. There are very few visitors, no trails, no cell service, etc. It isn’t a spot you want to go until you have a bit more experience and confidence in your route-finding and hiking abilities. You should also always go well prepared because if something goes wrong it is unlikely others will be around to help.

Good luck,
Scott

By: Paolo A. Santos

Paolo A. Santos — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:52:08 +0000

Hello,

What a truly amazing place indeed and your photography is spectacular. I have been looking at your photographs again and again and it is making me want to do the from Las Vegas. My wife and I have never done a long hike before, 2 miles is our longest, is this hike difficult and can we reach the nursery with our hiking experience?

Do you have a website of your other photographs of other places in the world?

Thank you and please respond back at your earliest convenience.

Paolo