Posted on 01/22/2008 9:47:58 AM PST by cogitator
I know that I've provided previous images of Great Sand Dunes both from space and on the ground. But when I saw this one, I knew it was the one for this week. What it shows very nicely is why the sand dunes are where they are -- winds blow across the Rio Grande valley through the pass in the Sangre de Cristo range, and the sand carried by the winds has to stop at the base of the mountains. The gap in the mountains is fairly easily seen in this image. I actually had a view from a fairly similar perspective (though much lower altitude) on a plane traveling to California once.
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Waves breaking through the ice and freezing in place.
Really cool, but I don't know what server the pics came from.
Sweet! Let me get my Banshee warmed up, and I’ll meet you. :)
These should make for some nice wallpaper images.
They used that place for 2 scenes in The Outlaw Josey Wales
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