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| Like waves of the Sea |
275 Miles of nothing but gypsum sand
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| Not too much can grow in this environment |
Most of the animals that live in and around the dunes have adapted to the harsh environment and have evolved white colorations to camouflage them in the white sands. The dunes are constantly moving. Which makes it extremely hard for plants to grow fast enough to survive burial by the shifting sand. Some of the dunes can move 30 miles in a year. We were surprised, the sand was quite moist. It is very beautiful and white.
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| The Dodges in the afternoon sunlight looking out over the great expanse |
You could even buy or rent a plastic dish to slide down some of the dunes in certain areas of the park. They have some walking trails thru the dunes, but I would be afraid that you could get lost very easily. They also had a very informative movie explaining how the white sands came about. Another example of God's miracles.
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