American Southwest: White Sands National Monument Images

The American Southwest (Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico) is home to deep and narrow slot canyons, beautiful and delicate sandstone formations, spectacular dunes and desert vistas.  

Slot Canyons

Zion National Park  |  Escalante National Monument  |  Paria Wilderness | Moab

The Grand Canyon  |  Sedona

White Sands National Monument  |  Sonoran Desert

White Sands National Monument, in New Mexico, is one of the most surreal landscapes I have visited. The sand there is composed of tiny flakes of gypsum, and glitters in the sun like snow. 

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Darkling Beetle, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, surreal struggle, darkling defense
Gypsum Dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, sea of gypsum,
Tent Camping, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, camp surreal, campsite,
Dune Panorama, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, sand waves, sunrise
White Sands Abstract Tracks, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, ripples, tracks
Sand Abstract, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, birth of sandstone, petrified dunes