As well as visiting White Sands, we also visited Monahans Sandhills, a state park. While it wasn’t as unique or as big as White Sands, it was still marvelous in its own way.
Sandhills always change
And they are ready for it
They move with the slightest push of the wind
The Monahans dune field
Stretches 150 by 22 miles
It protects sand, plants, wildlife, and habitat
The sand comes from mountains
Specifically, the Southern Rocky Mountains
Weathered to tiny pieces, they have turned into the sand we know today
Caliche underlays these dunes
Trapping water and storing it
Creating a water table that serves plants, animals, humans
The park isn’t all sand though
See the park in spring or summer
And marvel at the yellow, the pink, the white, the rainbow of flowers
Meet the animals of the park
Watch them move around, camouflaged
the crickets, the deer, the javelinas
Monahans Sandhills
A park of many wonders
When will you go?
Have you visited any state parks?
