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Sun sets over the San Andreas Mountains
Vegetation is sparse in the dunes
A yucca sits aside a dune's slope
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
A close up of the beautiful lines created by these dunes. The San Andreas Mountains reside in the distance
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
Yucca watch the sunset
Exploring the dunes
A Yucca has grown at a horizontal angle with the dunes
A backcountry campsite. The sites are low and separated by a few dunes
Sunset over White Sands
Yucca
Baby Yucca
A reptile's tracks scaling the dune
Baby Yucca
Baby Yucca
Yucca
The texture in the waves of the dunes is easily visible in the low light
Warm light from sunrise
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
Sunset over the distant San Andreas mountains
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
Close up of the dunes and the San Andreas Mountains
Solitude can be found here under the stars
There is so much form and contrast in the dunes during the late and early morning hours
Sunrise over the San Andreas Mountains
Warm light from sunrise
Up close, the dunes almost look delicious
This perspective gives the dunes the look of whipped cream
Sparse vegetation in the dunes