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8695 White Sands National Monument sign on Dunes Drive, near the visitor center, just off New Mexico's Highway 70
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8702 Block Mountain and Gardiner Peak (7348 and 7534 feet elevation) above the White Dunes at White Sands National Park
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8704 White Sands National Park interpretive sign about Tularosa Basin and how the dunes are formed over time
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8709 Blue skies and cirrus clouds as we head deeper into the dunes at White Sands National Park
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8713 The white dunes are off to the left of the road as we continue deeper into White Sands National Park
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8719 We decided to check out the Dune Life Nature Trail at White Sands National Park because we were sick of driving
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8736 Butterflies on purple asters with the white sand behind them at White Sands National Park
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8740 Vicki climbing the barrier dune on the Dune Life Nature Trail on a hot day in White Sands National Park
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8743 Me, standing on a white sand dune amidst native flora on the Dune Life Nature Trail in White Sands National Park
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8757 Close-up of the white sand grains (actually made of gypsum - calcium, not silica) at White Sands National Park
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8759 Vicki and an interpretive sign on the Dune Life Nature Trail in White Sands National Park
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8769 View over the white sands and dunes under cirrus-filled skies at White Sands National Park
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8775 Panorama view of pretty skies and sand dunes above a grassy flat at White Sands National Park
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8788 Close-up of a Little Striped Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis Inornata) on the Playa Trail at White Sands National Park
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8794 Pickleweed plants growing in a dry lake bed along the Playa Trail in White Sands National Park
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8811 Dry Lake Bed (that actually had some briny water in it!) along the Playa Trail at White Sands National Park
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8822 GoPro panorama video over a dry lake bed from the Playa Trail at White Sands National Park
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8828 The white sand dunes constantly attempt to overrun the road at White Sands National Park
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8836 Sign for the Interdune Boardwalk parking spot along Dunes Drive in White Sands National Park
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8846 The Interdune Boardwalk is a raised catwalk that allows visitors to check out the plants at White Sands National Park
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8851 Close-up of a large spider hanging from the railing of the Interdune Boardwalk in White Sands National Park
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8852 Large desert spider above the white sand dunes on the Interdune Boardwalk in White Sands National Park
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8890 Panorama view over the sand and dunes from the Interdunal Boardwalk in White Sands National Park
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8899 The pavement ended as we left the interdunal area and entered the Heart of the Dunes at White Sands National Park
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8904 I decided to put my 4WD Rav4 Adventure into Mud & Sand Mode, but it really wasn't needed on the white sand road
