We had to turn around after 1.25 miles as it was too hot. We set off on a well-marked 4.2 mile hike right through the dunes and were seriously humbled by the silence surrounding us. Here, walking just a few hundred feet into the dunes meant you could get entirely turned around and climb up and down hundreds of sand dunes before ever finding your way back. The difference being that those were flat, so you could see straight for miles. At first we were reminded of the miles and miles of salt flats in Argentina. It’s all very surreal and even more so driving our white rental car through even whiter dunes. The strange feeling of snow is also there when driving – at some point the road stops and you drive around on compacted white sand, expecting the slippery ice patches that never come. You can sled down the dunes, which from far away looks like people in shorts sledding down snowy hills, but in 100 degree heat. We spent half a day in the 275 square mile (712 square km) field of white sand. Forced to choose, then I say nothing was as spectacular as driving through the White Sands sand dunes in the southwest of New Mexico. We have been road tripping for nearly a week now and at first this trip was about hitting the open road and just taking in whatever New Mexico had to offer, but the highlights have been non-stop making it hard to choose a favorite for this week’s Polaroid. What to pack for your trip | GlobetrotterGirls Packing List.
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