This past Monday morning,
instead of heading back home right away after my remote viewing course, I
decided to extend my time in New Mexico with a trip down to the White Sands
National Monument. It is located SW of Alamogordo,
and is at the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert.
When I woke up on
that morning, there was about 3 inches of snow on the ground, which was the
result of a weather front that came through the southwest US the night
before. In addition to that, the area
was fogged in. I didn’t
have a chance to take a photo of that surreal sight. It was quite eerie! The distance down to White Sands was about 160
miles, and there was snow on the ground for 2/3 of the trip. Fortunately, the roads were dry and the driving
was pleasant, and the weather gradually cleared up.
As I approached the
monument from the northeast, the dune field looked like a bright white stripe
that was in between the mountains in the distance and the flat land in the
foreground.
There are 2 kinds of
landscapes that I find fascinating. The
first is volcanic, and the second is sand dunes. White Sands did not disappoint. The sand is so white that it glares in the sun! I hiked through an area where there were
plants growing, and then, further out, where there were no plants and only the
endless hills of the dunes. Maybe it was
the mineral composition of the sand, the sunny and balmy weather, or because I
was tired from the workshop and the drive there, but I fell into a very serene
and relaxed state. The wandering over
the dunes was extremely pleasant!
After a few hours of
that, it was time to drive back to Mountainair.
By then, all of the snow had melted, and I got a good look at the
countryside that I was driving through.
Below are some photos of the fabulous White Sands National Monument.
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