White Sands
National Monument

(Gallery 5)
The white gypsum dunes are dramatic by themselves, but they also provide a great theater for all sorts of activities.


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Light and shadows

 
 

 

 

White Sands lines  




 
 


 

 

 




 
 

 

 

 




 
 

 

 

 




 
 

 

 

 




 
 


 

 

 


Light and shadows

 
 

A running dog?  

 

White Sands lines  


Sunset on the dunes

 
 

Canine encounter
at dawn
 

 

Skies of fire  


After the rain

 
 

Lone guitarist 

 

Rowing in the sand 


Sun salutation
at dawn


 
 

Yoga class in
the dunes
 

 

Like Black Birds at Dusk 


Camel games

 
 

Baby camels
First steps on sand
 

 

Yuccas on dune 


Egret tracks

 
 

Yucca in bloom 

 

Sunset 


Yucca and photographer

 
 

Sierra Blanca in background 

 

Pool of water at dusk 


Pink Oasis

 
 

Yucca 

 

Flamboyant sunrise 


End of the day

 
 

Wild grasses 

 

The arrow 

 

Yucca in water

 
 

Shadows 

 

Water edges 

 

Sunrise colors

 
 

White Sands landscape 

 

Yucca branch 

 

Sunset

 
 

Tracks on sand 

 

Sand and lines 

 

Sunrise on dunes

 
 

Sunset shadows 

 

Sunrise 

 



 
 

 

 

 

 

Sunrise

 
 

Awaiting hot-air
balloons launch
 

 

First flight 

 

White Sands Balloon Festival

 
 

White Sands Balloon Festival 

 

White Sands Balloon Festival 

 




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