White Sands National Park preserves more than half of the largest gypsum dunefield in the world that lies in the Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico.
As the road through the national park winds enters the heart of the sand dunes, its surfaces changes from pavement to sand-covered pavement to sand.
Sand Regularly Plowed Off the Road
Colored markers were placed at strategic spots and intervals to ensure hikers could navigate the different trails through the undulating white landscape.
Red Trail Markers
Winds, moisture, and the infrequent plants cause the sand to shift and settle into different shapes.
Plants Grow in Low Spots
Waves of White Sand
Sand Dune Ridgeline
To the west of the national park lay the San Andres Mountains.
San Andres Mountains beyond the White Sand
More Mountains to the West
The white sand contained details that was only noticeable when viewed up close.
Weather-Created Contour & Texture
Tiny Pebbles Mixed into the White Sand
This sign at the western edge of the dunes served as a reminder that the White Sands Missile Range surrounds the national park.
Keep Out - Unexploded Munitions
While standing atop a sand dune in the Alkali Flat area of the national park, I recorded this video while turning around in a circle.
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