Hoodoo, also known as conjure, is a form of predominantly African-American traditional folk magic that developed from the syncretism of a number of separate cultures and magical traditions – at least according to Wikipedia. And I always thought a hoodoo was just a pile of dirt with a rock on top. One of the world’s largest populations of hoodoos is found in Northern New Mexico, in the Bisti Badlands, conveniently located exactly 47.2 miles from nothing. These particular hoodos were captured just moments before the sun dipped below the horizon, against an unusually cloud-filled sky. Returning to the trailhead involved a lengthy hike in the dark through a labyrinth of geological apparitions undoubtedly created by the magical process from which their names are derived.