Sand Dunes

I just love sand dunes!  Dunes that I have visited in the US are Warren Dunes (Michigan), Silver Lake Dunes (Michigan), Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park (Utah), Great Sand Dunes National park (Colorado), and White Sands National Park (New Mexico).  Each one is different, and holds a different mystique.  The nice thing about hiking sand dunes is that you can go anywhere you like, as there are no designated trails.  The blowing sands regularly erase any trace of footprints.

This is the second time I have visited the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley.  Because of a change in our schedule, we were allowed ample time to explore.

 

When we were done with that “sandy” experience, our bus driver took us along a one way only narrow and twisting road to view the Artist’s Palette area of colorful rock formations.  We found out later that our bus was longer than the limit for that road! Kudos to our driver.

After a delicious gourmet lunch at the Inn at Death Valley, we hiked Golden Canyon.  It has that name because of the yellow color of the rocks that seem to glow in the late afternoon sunshine.