Tag: “Sand Dune”

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  1. Dune Textures

    One of the many moods at the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado.

  2. Vegetation at the Sand Dunes

    Some of the very little vegetation growing at the Great Sand Dunes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the background.

  3. Mountain Melt

    In the spring and early summer, the melting snow from the mountains creates a stream at the Great Sand Dunes.

  4. The desert before us

    Hiking through the Wadi Rum nature reserve

  5. Finding shade in Baja can be tricky....

    My co-pilot taking a lunch break under the wing for a bit of shade in Baja.

    Ultralight travel is both slow and scenic.

  6. The road less travelled

    People never expect these pristene white sandy beaches in the Western Isles of Scotland; which is why they are often deserted. This is a perfect opportunity to let yourself be enveloped by nature and feel like your the only person in the world.

  7. A Wild and Windy Beach

    This is the Outer Hebrides through and through. Yes, it's windswept, cold, often grey, but the white sandy beaches, wild and remote landscapes and amazing feeling of community makes it one spot in the world I shall return to again and again.

  8. Great Sand Dunes National Park

    The park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising about 750 feet from the floor of the San Luis Valley on the western base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. One of the most unusual features of the park happens at Medano Creek, which borders the east side of the dunes and is located next to the Visitor Center and Bookstore.

  9. Great Sand Dunes National Park

    The park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising about 750 feet from the floor of the San Luis Valley on the western base of the Sangre de Cristo Range, covering about 19,000 acres. The dunes were formed from sand deposits of the Rio Grande and its tributaries, flowing through the San Luis Valley.

  10. volcanic island black sand