Today"s image features the dazzling beauty of White Sands National Park, New Mexico—a surreal expanse of glistening white gypsum dunes, the largest of its kind on Earth. Spanning more than 587 square kilometres, these ever-shifting dunes rise up to 18 metres tall, creating a landscape not seen in many places. This park isn"t only a natural wonder but a historical treasure, with fossilised human footprints dating back as far as 23,000 years, some of the oldest in North America.
Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Bryce Canyon hoodoos in winter
-
Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
-
Garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
-
A fox in the dunes
-
Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
-
The other great barrier reef
-
Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
-
Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
-
Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
-
Festive foliage in the garden
-
Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
-
A cuddling pair of Taiwan yuhina
-
Molokini crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA
-
Diwali
-
Everglades National Park, Florida
-
Teddy bears of the sea
-
Star Wars Day
-
Nimble and stealthy
-
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
-
Endangered Species Day
-
An endless stretch of sky
-
World Book Day
-
Step back in time...
-
International Tea Day
-
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
-
Scenic Mount Michener
-
Lake Minnewanka, Alberta
-
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
-
Launching hopes and prayers
-
Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!