Description

Colors began to deepen as sunset took hold over this expanse of rolling gypsum dunes. Taken facing north on June 17, 2024 at 6:43pm MDT.

Approaching the park from the west brings you out of Las Cruces, down the eastern slopes of the San Andreas Mountains, and along a desert road that passes missile ranges on both sides. You’ll cross through a border patrol station, and then the entrance of White Sands National Park is only another mile or so up the highway. This was my final stop on a three-week, 6000-mile Arizona road trip in June 2024. Watching sunset here was the perfect sendoff to my first-ever solo road trip across the United States.

You may notice the smoke behind the word SAND: this was the South Fork and Salt wildfires that erupted in Lincoln National Forest and Mescalero Tribal Lands, forcing the evacuation of 15,000 people and burning more than 23,000 acres.

Size: 20″ x 10″

Finish: Metallic, Matte

Mount Styles: White Foam Board Metallic, Black Foam Board Metallic, Smooth Black Frame Matte