Alkali Flat Trail (White Sands National Monument) - 4.28.2014
The White Sands National Monument is located 15 miles west of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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Lots of Claret Cup Cactus in the area.
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The Alkali Flat Trail is a 5 mile loop through the heart of the dunes.
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275 square miles of gypsum sand.
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The largest gypsum dune field in the world.
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Denali Girl on the dunes.
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The trail is identified by these orange stakes... if you can't see the next stake, you should turn around.
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Seems kind of out of place.
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A well deserved rest about half-way through the hike.
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