A short side trip thru the Whitest sand!
April 14, 2008
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Gypsum sand - clean and White!
The White Sands National Monument is located about 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo, New Mexico off US Highway 70. It is a 275 square mile desert made up of gypsum sand dunes. It’s the Gypsum that makes the sand so white.
The Visitors Center is a pueblo-adobe style structure built in the late
1930s and includes many interesting displays and data about the area.
There is a fifteen mile drive that takes you into the heart of the dunes and then loops through the area and back out to the entrance. There are also several trails that change from time to time as the dunes move and change. Rangers also give interesting guided tours.
The area is only open during daylight hours and there is no overnight camping allowed.
From time to time the Monument is closed for periods of up to three hours for missile testing from the White Sands missile range. Presently there is a $3.00 admission fee per person over 15 years of age.
The Visitors Center is a pueblo-adobe style structure built in the late
1930s and includes many interesting displays and data about the area.
There is a fifteen mile drive that takes you into the heart of the dunes and then loops through the area and back out to the entrance. There are also several trails that change from time to time as the dunes move and change. Rangers also give interesting guided tours.
The area is only open during daylight hours and there is no overnight camping allowed.
From time to time the Monument is closed for periods of up to three hours for missile testing from the White Sands missile range. Presently there is a $3.00 admission fee per person over 15 years of age.
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