Approaching the Alien Throne after an arduous hike through the desert in the Valley of Dreams.
The setting desert sun colors the fast-moving clouds in this long exposure near the Valley of Dreams trailhead in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area of northwestern New Mexico.
A solitary sand hoodoo points the way to the next collection of surreal formations along the Valley of Dreams trail in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.
