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Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Joseph T. Page II and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worlds largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Services southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Armys White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsums beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monuments stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.

Download or read book The Centennial written by David Kroese and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, David Kroese turns away from a rewarding yet languishing career and begins the adventure of a lifetime. What happens next evolves into a tour of all four hundred-plus units in America's National Park System -- a perfect way to celebrate the 2016 National Park Service centennial. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System details David's compelling centennial explorations to 387 parks in 360 days. The story continues through December 2017, when he becomes one of fewer than fifty people known to have visited all 417 national parks. His personal expedition is a poignant exploration into quintessential America as told through its historical and natural wonders. Delve into diverse locations from Hawaii to the Rockies, New England to the Caribbean, Charleston to the California desert, Alaska to American Samoa. Join David and experience the inherent marvels within America's unique landscape and fascinating history, revealed in engaging context, poetic descriptions, and heartfelt appreciation. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System is an odyssey of self discovery and fulfillment through the nation's soul.

Download or read book Into the Great White Sands written by Jeanetta Calhoun Mish and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varjabedian's photographs reveal snow-white dunes of gypsum, striking landforms, storms and stillness, panoramic vistas and breathtaking sunsets, intricate wind-blown patterns in the sand, ancient animal tracks, exquisite desert plants, and also the people who come to experience this place that is at once spectacular yet subtle.

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Download or read book Dunes and Dreams written by Michael Welsh and published by . This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Rose Houk and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising in a seemingly endless procession from an ancient lake bed in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, the stark gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument grow, crest, and slump, driven by the wind. The sands form an ecological island where desert plants and animals have adapted to a bright and shifting world. This stunning book describes the area's natural and human history, including the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the nearby Trinity site. Photos by Michael Collier, plus rare historical images.

Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Joseph T. II Page and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service's southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army's White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum's beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument's stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.

Download or read book Exploring White Sands National Monument written by Mary Maruca and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1997 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious white dunes are brought to life in a large, generously illustrated format. Find out where the sand came from, why it is white, and other details of natural and human history in this little-known part of the Southwest.

Download or read book White Sands written by Dietmar Schneider-Hector and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.