White Sands National Monument

[Kevin]

We just got back from a trip to Arizona. On the drive home we stopped at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Just thought y'all would be interested in seeing it. I've been there a few times and it's one of my favorite places. The sand is actually gypsum, and the theory is it's left over from the dried up inland sea from long ago. Very interesting...

Enjoy!

I'll post some other pictures of the other places we went later...

Picnic Area

I like the black and white better I think.

 

[Don Lovel]

I worked on a big environmental contract out in the north end of the White Sands range. It is an amazing place, incredible sunsets, and such a wide variety of wildlife.
I got to see a huge Ibex, probably 50 or more Oryx, lots of big mule deer bucks and more rattlesnakes in one day than anywhere else in my life up where the lava flows come into the gunnery range property

 

[Kevin]

Neat! We didn't have much time, but I would love to see the place at sunrise and sunset.

We drove up to Cloudcroft thinking to get a motel room there for the night. But my daughter couldn't handle the altitude, so we ended up driving on the Artesia (sp) it was a long drive but didn't have much choice.

The missile range is nice too. They have a lot of land there. I'll post some more pictures of missiles later.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Been there a few times, too. My wife is from Alamogordo.