De-Na-Zin Wilderness

‘Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see.”
~Bonnie Bassler~

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Charlie]

This is such a unusual place to hike. The colors in the rocks are beautiful. Good picture

[Ranger Biscuit]

Badlands and Petrified Forest all in one!

[Poppo Livy]

Lovely shot and it really zings on black Jane. Where did the name come from?

[Kathie]

Love the colours and striation. Such different scenery.

[Margo]

Fabulous on black FAV

[Thom Mitchell]

Rock in the center looks rather like a crab to me…

[Rachel]

I love the colourful lines of strata in the background, but it is the orange in the foreground that makes the picture for me.

[Harbie]

I love the layers of rock! Beautiful!

[Cathie]

Pretty stunning, Jane. Wow.

[Casablanca]

I love the stripes in the rock as well as the orange in the foreground.

[Jesika]

No matter the beauty we strive to create, Nature always surpasses our efforts. This is an astonishingly beautiful scene.
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[Simply Amanda]

Incredible how diverse our country, our world is. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous sight!

[DbJ_365]

Just super storytelling between foreground/background. Fantastic

[Jane Anderson]

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Thank so much for commenting on my photo of the red rocks at De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. I'm sure the Navajo have a much more interesting and mythical explanation as to why the rocks are red than the scientific quote that I cited. "De-Na-Zin" is a Navajo term for where the cranes stop by. Migratory cranes are in the Albuquerque area now, and we didn't see any in that wilderness.