White Sands National Park is another favorite place of mine that is visually stunning. As luck would have it, I usually seem to arrive in the park at the height of raging sandstorms. This makes for some interesting images, as swirling clouds of white gypsum sand blow across the dunes. As an added bonus, the next day, the dunes are awash in pristine ridges, ripples, and dune forms that have been wiped clean of all human footprints.
Yucca on Dunes during Sandstorm
Sandstorm at Sunset
Ridges Out to Infinity During Sandstorm
Early morning sun on the desert.
Walking into the Storm
Afternoon sun during a sandstorm.
Yucca nearly buried during Sandstorm
Mountain-like Dunes after Sandstorm
Sunset at White Sands
Early morning sand dunes after a sandstorm.
Unusual Dune Textures
Afternoon sun on the desert dunes.
Clouds and Dune Ridges After Sunrise
Sand Ripples and Dune Forms
Twilight color across White Sands.
Solitary Individual Walking Across the Dune field (left side)
Twilight Glow
Shaped desert after a sandstorm.
Dune Form
Textured Dunes
Ridges on a dune leading toward the mountains.
White Sands Picnic Area