Those years were filled with numerous trips to other prominent badlands areas in northwest New Mexico, but the Bisti is the easiest to access, so even though it was the farthest away, it was an "Old Faithful" trip for me. During threatening weather, the kind that gives photographers skies to die for, the road is paved nearly all of the way to the Bisti, with well maintained gravel road for the last few miles.
And it never really got old: each trip I wandered aimlessly at times, and always found something new. Unsucessful attempts to find some place which I had visited before almost always led to new views I had never seen before. No GPS, no map, just wander around! You would be hard pressed to get really lost here, since all of the dry washes eventually head west to the parking areas. If you want coordinates to this set of rocks or that, then I can't give them to you, since I never recorded them. Eventually I found those famous rocks, but more or less by chance, and I found so much more in the meantime.
Also: That's open range out there, so slow down and be alert. Livestock on the road might be just ahead.
Here's a little Bisti fun: shrink youself down and take a ride on the Bisti Mini-Jeep Tour.