Through geological and weather wonders, 275 square miles of granulated gypsum fill a mountain-ringed basin, like a giant sandbox, the wind constantly blowing and building dunes on this ever-changing un-earthly landscape. Like a North American Galapagos Islands, White Sands is home to some creatures and plants that live nowhere else on earth.
We slid down the dunes on saucer-shaped sleds.
That’s Andrew and Bob walking in the distance. The sand is so VAST.
I love this shot . . . the sand and dunes, the mountains in the background, storms clouds above. It did rain some that afternoon.
New Mexico’s state flower – the Soap Tree Yucca
Quite by happenstance, we came upon a foursome who asked if we’d mind taking their photo together. We obliged, and then they offered to take our photo. Seems a couple of them were professional photographers, so they got a few fun shots of us.
At the end of the day, we took a ranger-led “sunset stroll.”
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2 comments:
Love these pics. My son did lots of research and spent time at White Sands - wrote papers etc. Since his travels and research about deserts, I am totally fascinated. What a neat family you have!
Sledding without jackets or snowpants! I hope I get to take my kids there someday. That looks incredible, and yes, other-worldly.
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