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All Photos by Robert Thompson unless otherwise noted.

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"And all the clouds that low'red upon our house"


This group of pictures was taken near Hull Road & Warrior Drive, 2-1-00
monjeaua.jpg (77148 bytes) View Of Monjeau Peak.
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View to the northwest
wtmtsch.jpg (61739 bytes) White Mountain School.

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View to north.
sbfeb1.jpg (94618 bytes) Sierra Blanca.
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This group of photos are of Sierra Blanca from Highway 70, just east of Apache Summit.  Photos from this spot have been published thousands of times-  Here is my contribution:
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anteblg2.JPG (21148 bytes)  Antelope at Bingham, NM, About 45 miles west of Ruidoso.


Some more photos of White Sands, a world famous National Monument about 55 miles southwest of Ruidoso.   A "Dune Sea" of nearly pure selenite sand, (Selenite is the crystalline form of gypsum, [Calcium Sulfate].)  White Sands is the best beach within 800 miles.  {No ocean though!}
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Most of these photos are of the very southern edge of the area,  In the interior of the dunes, there is almost no vegetation other than an occasional Yucca plant, Mesquite or Creosote bush.

VISIT THE OFFICIAL WHITE SANDS WEB SITE: http://www.nps.gov/whsa/


MANY MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON!

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