Badlands Spire Big Bend I had spent the previous

I had spent the previous days focused on the ocean

By today’s standards

I spent a full week digging myself out with no help

I could have replaced it with a more dramatic sky from another trip or another year

named for its three distinct peaks

Badlands Spire Big Bend I had spent the previousBisti Badlands, New Mexico, United States This photograph was created in the Bisti Badlands during the final moments before sunset, after spending multiple visits exploring the area for less familiar compositions. While the region is well known for its dramatic terrain, each trip has focused on moving beyond established viewpoints and finding formations that reveal themselves only from specific angles and light conditions. The spire in this image was