White Sands
The white sands were formed from snow melting in the mountains. The mountains are made of gypsum rock. As the snow melts some gypsum rock flows down the mountain with the melting snow. As the sun bleaches the rock fragments it turns into sand. It is forever growing.
As you travel along the roadway you can see that plows have to go down the road just like removing snow. Sand is constantly blowing & creating new drifts. It was a mere 108 degrees. Wow was it hot!!!
The drifts can be up to 30 feet high. The vast drifts are created by the winds. You can slide down the drifts like sleigh riding. I slid down the drift without a disk & it was fun, but very exhausting trying to climb up the sand drift.
The mountains in the background make a beautiful sight to see. All that is missing is the ocean. Miles of sand & no water.
And now the journey continues.
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