White Sands, NM

We really enjoyed our visited to White Sands NM just outside of Alamagordo, NM.
Perhaps it was because it was our first day of relatively warm weather. The sand dunes are interesting and it's great to see that the park allows visitors to go sledding on the dunes - we saw a few people with "saucers", but didn't actually see anyone using them. I had a good walk for an hour - and walking on sand it such good exercise! - and then we hiked a nature trail which was also really interesting. The big skies and the mountains north of Las Cruces were just what I needed to rid myself of winter blahs. The only drawback to this place is its location next to a huge military base and there is a pretty regular roar from aircraft. We were also fairly close to the Trinity site in this area, where the first nuclear bomb was tested. So let's just call this place a mix of wonderful nature and the worst of humankind.