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The much anticipated opening of the City of Farmington’s new water park, Bisti Bay at Brookside Park, will be celebrated on July 13, 2019. The grand opening will feature free admission for the first 500 people sponsored by the Farmington Lion’s Club, special giveaways throughout the day, and a ribbon cutting with the Farmington Red Coats at 10:00 a.m. | City of Farmington, New Mexico

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area, between Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness and Chaco Canyon The rock formation that looks like a tower with holes is known as the Alien Throne. Whole place looks off-world. Video by Matt Beckmann @mattbeckmannimages on Instagram | New Mexico Nomad

The Bisti-De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area is unusual; a stark, alien landscape, with undulating hills in white, black and red punctuated by hoodoos and natural windows. It looks like a different world. At one point, long ago, it was a different world, populated by dinosaurs long before humans arrived in the region. The wilderness area encompasses 41,170 acres of rock formations that would seem more natural on Mars than in New Mexico. Translated from the Navajo word Bistahí, Bisti means “among the adob

498 reactions · 64 shares | The Bisti Badlands/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a sprawling geologic formation near Farmington on the Navajo Nation. Formed the remnants of an ancient inland sea, these high-desert landforms are otherworldly in their unusual beauty. Bring your camera — sunrise or sunset, you’ll find the perfect shot. | New Mexico True | Facebook