White Sands - Pictures

Here is a collection of snapshots from Ron Wayne Green of the VIVA! staff. These photos taken with a generic 35mm Minolta 'instamatic'. Scanned with an HP Scanjet, retouched with XV. Nothing magic; the beauty of New Mexico overcomes all shortcomings!

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These are the small GIF versions of the pictures. Click on them to bring down the larger jpeg versions.

My son, Calvin Jon Green, demonstrating proper eye protection. Big Dunes Nature Trail, January 1995. ~140K

Encroachment of dunes on Tularosa Basin. Big Dunes Nature Trail, January 1995. Looking east-southeast, towards Holoman AFB. ~140K

Yuccas being engulfed by advancing dunes. What doesn't show in this scan is fox foot prints up the dune to the right. When I get a 24bit system I'll repost. ~140K

Tourists looking for the perfect shot. Looking east-northeast towards Ruidoso and Sierra Blanca. ~100K

Cottonwood tree near the east edge of dunes. Advancing dunes engulf almost all life, yet somehow some plants and animals adapt. Note the exposed roots and twisted trunk. No leaves because of winter: January 1995, Big Dunes Nature Trail. ~150K

Visitor Center at White Sands National Monument. ~150K

Whitesands pulled down from the net, not by Ron Wayne Green.

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