Dominating Dune Duo
Mountains made of crumbled rock.
Images from a 2011 Post-Step 1 Board Exam trip.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and White Sands National Monument give rightful glory to Nature’s amazing sand creations.
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- Great Sand Dunes National Park, located in Colorado near Alamosa, is home to the tallest dunes in North America. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- Great Sand Dunes National Park: Despite it being April, the blasting cold winds made it uncomfortable to hike without protection. Michigan gloves = GO BLUE! Photo by Beata Owczarczyk.
Great Sand Dunes National Park: Despite it being April, the blasting cold winds made it rather uncomfortable to tread amongst the dunes without protection. Here I am in random clothing I found at my parent's house, with my Michigan gloves. GO BLUE! Photo by Beata Owczarczyk.
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- Great Sand Dunes National Park: Note the size of the people. We are ants compared to these giant dunes! Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
Great Sand Dunes National Park: Note the people wandering in the dunes. We are the size of ants compared to these giants! Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- Great Sand Dunes National Park. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
Great Sand Dunes National Park. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- Great Sand Dunes National Park: At the "peak" of one of the mid-sized dunes. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
Great Sand Dunes National Park: At the "peak" of one of the mid-sized dunes. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument, located near Alamogordo, NM, is bordered by White Sands Missile Range, where the first atomic bomb was tested. Photo: a blossoming Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument, located near Alamogordo, New Mexico, is bordered by White Sands Missile Range, where the first atomic bomb was tested. Photographed here is a blossoming Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument: No matter the temperature, this gypsum sand is never too hot. The water table is located a mere 3 feet below. Likewise, the white reflects most of the sun! Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument: No matter the temperature, this gypsum sand is never too hot to walk on. The water table is located a mere 3 feet below. Likewise, the white reflects most of the sun! Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument: After completing the Step 1 Board Exam, it was time to conquer the White Sands. Photo by Beata Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument: After completing the Step 1 Board Exam, it was time to conquer the White Sands. Photo by Beata Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument: Gypsum likes to stick together when in contact with water. Roots + water + gypsum sand = huge sand cathedrals. When the dunes shift, these plants stay put because of the sand structure their roots create. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument: Gypsum likes to stick together, especially when in contact with water. Roots + water + gypsum sand = huge sand cathedrals. When the dunes shift, these plants stay put because of the sand structure their roots create. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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- White Sands National Monument. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
White Sands National Monument. Photo by Ania Owczarczyk.
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