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Unearthly beauty, remoteness, silence, glorious sky, full moon midnight night moonlight lectures.
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Anytime after 10am in June the heat is unbearable so wear very few clothes, heavy sunscreen and a good sun hat!
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Another world here on earth.
histrionia62 Says: White Sands is very cool and eerie. You drive on roads that are surrounded on all sides by the dunes, and begin to feel that you are on the moon. The sand feels like sugar running between your fingers.
Sharrie Says: It's called scenic drive. But frankly, it's all white. Very bright, very glaring.The fun part is not the drive. It's walking on the sand...
Sharrie Says: Ok, so much for sands. Let's get serious. While we were driving through the desert, since Ann was the driver, I became the designated navigator. On the maps, I came across 'White Sand Missile Range'. So, what do you think it is? Here's what I found on the guide book we...
Sharrie Says: Observe life. In this constant moving sand dunes, the Soaptree Yucca is the largest plant that managed to adapt to the harsh environment & grow here.Officially called Yucca Elata it is also the New Mexico state flower. It's named according to the roots' function. Known as...
Sharrie Says: This has to be a child's paradise :-)
Sharrie Says: Sumac on pedestal.Ok, I'm no experts on plants & shrubs.So, for your reading pleasure, this is the excerpt from the guidebook: 'A few plants form large pedestals of sand. One dramatic example of a pedestral-builder at White Sands is skunkbush sumac, also called squawbush....
Sharrie Says: Play & have fun! Hello, let's just wander & play in the sands!
Sharrie Says: Ann doing her very best for VT. Ambassadorship for Ann? ;-)
Sharrie Says: This is cool! I thought it kinda an outer space restaurant look-alike :) Perhaps 2000 years from now this will be what the 'real' restaurants will be like? Ever watched the movie 'Artificial Intelligence: A.I.' by Spielberg? Yeah, 2000 years later we'll have lunch here...
Sharrie Says: We rented a car from El Paso. Ann was quoted about US$20+ per day but with the insurance & add-ons, we ended up paying around US$45 per day.White Sands N.M. is about 15 miles SW of Alamogordo (NM) on U.S. 70.
10eke Says: The visitors centre at the White Sands NationalMonument is on U.S. Highway 70/82, 24 kilometres southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., and 85 kilometres east of Las Cruces, N.M. No public transportation serves the park. Cars maybe rented in Alamogordo or Las Cruces. Personal...
White Sands National Monument Center
Sharrie Says: Try to make the White Sands National Monument Center your 1st stop to the area. Here, you'll find a museum, bookstore, gift shop, information desk & restrooms. Also, note that NO water is available anywhere along the 8-mile scenic drive from here to the heart of the dunes....
jozwitch Says: When we first arrived at White Sands, we were not allowed to actually go in the area. They were doing missile testing at the nearby military site. We decided to go have breakfast and come back. They request ID from those who are passing through the area. It is a matter of...
Sharrie Says: As posted by National Park Service:Natural conditions in the white sands can be hazardous. Do not tunnel into the sand dunes. Tunnels collapse easily & can cause rapid suffocation. Injuries can occur when sand surfing, so be careful. Never sand surf near the roadway.It is...
Sharrie Says: I like this photo of Ann :) Seems like she was trying to figure out where NSEW was & wondering if we'd ever get out of this place! Cool!Bring along your compass & maps!
NYMansour Says: sun hat! SUNSCREEN! sled, water, food
Sharrie Says: Look out for the Yucca. Desert plants rarely survive among the shifting dunes. The Soaptree Yucca has adapted itself to this harsh environment by elongating its stem & thereby keep its leaves above the sand.
smoox Says: Nasa's White Sands Missile Range is not far away.
Sharrie Says: There must be some life forms out here, aren't they?"Earth calling E.T. over!" :-P
Sharrie Says: Try to capture the vastness & mystery of the sand dunes. If not in your mind, at least on films ;-)
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Sharrie's White Sands Footprints
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT is the world's biggest gypsum sand dune: 275 sq. miles of champagne-powderlike sand which are so fine that one could have easily mistaken them for the ladies' translucent...
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White Sands - as far as you can see
White Sands National Monument is not far from Alamogordo in the south of New Mexico. It is unique in that it is the largest gypsum sand dunes area in the world.
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I've got some interesting experiences in White Sands. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 5 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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This was an interesting site. It really looks like it snowed in the desert. I liked that we were allowed to wander around as much as we wanted. Some places only allow people to look, not touch.
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I went to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, a few weeks ago to participate in the 11th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March. I have yet to figure out how I got suckered into this one. It involved a...
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