Photos tagged as white_sands
Travel Photography Photos tagged as white_sands
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Yucca
The plant at the top of this dune, with the twin 'rabbit ears' stalks, is a Yucca. The base of the plant is in the ground beneith the dune, it just keeps growing taller so the top stays just above the sand.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, RV in Dunes
You can tell how big this sand dune is by comparing it to the RV on the left.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Playa Closeup
This is a close up of the playa (dry lake) bed, showing Gypsum crystals. Wind can pick these up to create sand dunes.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Playa
A playa is a dry lake bed. This is a small one in the Tularosa Basin.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Plant Pedestal
Some plants are able to grab onto the sand as the dune moves and form a pedestal that allow it to survive. This is a Hoary Rosemarymint plant.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Phylisej
Mom climbed onto the sand. This section of the dunes are moving slowly enough that some plants can survive.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, JL
Mom actually managed to grab the camera from me for this.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Heart of the Dunes
In the heart of the dunes, the sand dunes are moving too fast for even the most adaptable plants to survive.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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Day 162 - White Sands NM, Edge of Dunes
Here the front edge of the sands dunes are encroaching on desert grasslands.
- Date: 10 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA
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