Field Testing the New Tent

The trial by fire (or, more accurately, rain & wind) of my new tent at White Sands NM: this was just minutes before a 7 hour thunderstorm descended upon us. For the first time in her life, my dog stayed in the tent with me as the tent flapped in the wind but stayed perfectly dry the entire night. She got as far as poking her nose out under the fly for about 30 seconds before coming back in to cuddle for the night. I finally drifted off to sleep after the wind died around 2 am.

Sand Verbena

Sand verbena brightens up the white sand at White Sands NM.

Sunrise on the Moraine

I don't know if they call these features moraines in the sand dunes, but it sure looked like one to me.

Pastel Sands at Sunrise

Before the sun is too high, the dunes are blue, then pink.

The White Light of Surise

Late sunrise on the dunes.

Milky Way Over the Ojito

The Milky Way graces the sky over petroglyphs in the Ojito badlands of New Mexico. Jupiter is there bright star in the middle.

Atomic Clouds over Los Alamos, NM

A fitting sunset for the birthplace of the Manhattan Project responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.

People of the Dunes

The nascent fins of the sand moraine curve towards people in the distance.