On the last afternoon of the conference, instead of participating in a group activity at the Lodge, I chose instead to drive back down to Alamogordo and west of there to see if I could get into the park. As you can probably tell by now, I really enjoy doing my own thing, and I certainly enjoy my adventures.
White Sands National Park is located in the largest gypsum dune field in the world, and is also surrounded by military bases. I had been there once before, and one of the reasons why I signed up for the IRVA conference was so that I could go there again. The plan was to go there first thing in the morning the day before the conference started while the temps were still cool, but because of the government shut down, that didn’t happen. The park was closed.
That is why I was thrilled when I found out a way to sneak into the park! I drove a bit down the highway from the visitor’s center where the dunes were close to the road, climbed up the dune and under a barbed wire fence. Quite a few people had the same idea, as there were a fair number of cars parked there on the highway.
What a magical place this is! The dunes stretch for miles, and are composed of gypsum sand. They are as white as snow, and can be mistaken as such in photos. You can read up on the park on your own as I won’t go into the details here.
One of the varieties of gypsum is selenite. In fact, I have sometimes seen the description of the sand there as selenite instead of gypsum. Selenite is a mineral known for its ability to cleanse and raise the vibration of its environment. In fact, I have pieces of selenite placed around my house for that purpose. Imagine standing in a dune field that is pristine and vibrationally elevated!
I would have hiked further and stayed longer if it hadn’t been for the 87° temps that afternoon. Here are some photos of that magical place.
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