No, it is not snow! It is gypsum crystals ground down into sand! For miles and miles, out in the middle of no where, are these beautiful dunes of white sand.
At the visitor center, you can rent sleds for the day!
Of course, to go sledding, you have to hike up the dunes. That's the hard part.....
But, oh, it is SOOOO worth the hike! Whoo Hoo!!!
This is such a fun place! You feel like your playing in the snow, but it is not cold! :)
The kids were flying, rolling and jumping all over the place!
The kids kept trying to do different tricks in the dunes and had races down, too. :)
It was a great day to go sledding!
Even Parker had a blast. ;)
Until he got a bunch of sand down his pants! We had sand all over, from head to toe. :)
They even surfed!
It was truly worth the work and the dirt!
They also worked on the Jr. Ranger books inside the informative museum.
Our Ranger was such an interesting person. She has worked in over 19 National Parks, and is a former police officer, firefighter, EMT, Helicopter pilot, and search and rescue specialist! She loved to talk to the kids and was a great teacher, too. :)
Way to go Golden Gang!
White Sands National Park is DEFINITELY one of our favorites! We had so much fun!
Blessings,
Steph
If you are not tired of sand dunes, then you should also stop in Monahans in West Texas. There is a state park there. We had a good time there several years ago. It seems in the general direction that you appear to be headed.
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time there too on our way home from Colorado! Your pictures bring back memories :-)
ReplyDeleteCathy