It's White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.
Today, it was a gauzy sun day, and my eyes were slits. It would be brutal on a bright, sunshiny day. I would have to purchase a pair of Oakley sunglasses with their "thermal nuclear protection" not to be blinded by the light.
The brilliant color of the sand is due to gypsum. It's a rare form of sand since gypsum is water soluble. Here in the Tularosa Basin, there are no waterways to carry the common mineral away. The fine grain white stuff is trapped in a natural bowl for all to enjoy.
The National Park Service loans plastic sleds for the tykes and grown up kids to use for schussing down the dunes. You gotta love it.
Half a million visitors a year do.
Back to warm and sunny Arizona mañana,
Jeff
How do you like that centerfold shot of Barley?
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