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National Park Service: Geology of White Sands NPS photo record: Dunes and mountains at sunrise NPS photo record: Vast, undulating waves of white (website hero) National Park Service: White Sands park overview

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THE IMAGES

The vast, undulating sand dunes go as far as the eye can see. The San Andres mountains rise over the dunes in the background.
IMAGE 01

The vast, undulating sand dunes go as far as the eye can see. The San Andres mountains rise over the dunes in the background.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
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The aerial view of the dune field shows the brown interdunal areas and the undulating pattern of the dunes themselves.
IMAGE 02

The aerial view of the dune field shows the brown interdunal areas and the undulating pattern of the dunes themselves.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source
Ripples on the surface of a sand dune.
IMAGE 03

Ripples on the surface of a sand dune.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source
The light of the sun perfectly illuminates one side of a sand dune, while the opposite side is dark. A sharp, straight line at the highest point of the dune separates the two sides.
IMAGE 04

The light of the sun perfectly illuminates one side of a sand dune, while the opposite side is dark. A sharp, straight line at the highest point of the dune separates the two sides.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source
Rolling dunes in the late afternoon in front of the San Andres mountains.
IMAGE 05

Rolling dunes in the late afternoon in front of the San Andres mountains.

Creator / photographer
Ranger Payton Szwaczkowski
Credit line
Ranger Payton Szwaczkowski
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: source first cropped to (0, 892, 4608, 2592), then center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
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The thin green leaves of a soaptree yucca poke out and grow on the top of a sand dune.
IMAGE 06

The thin green leaves of a soaptree yucca poke out and grow on the top of a sand dune.

Creator / photographer
Photographer not identified; NPS collection
Credit line
U.S. National Park Service collection
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source
The light of the sunrise catches the high points of the undulating dunes and illuminates them in a deep yellow color. The mountains stand tall in the background.
IMAGE 07

The light of the sunrise catches the high points of the undulating dunes and illuminates them in a deep yellow color. The mountains stand tall in the background.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; a caption with a soft text shadow added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source
Lines of coral, pink, and orange clouds in a deep blue sky over the dune field.
IMAGE 08

Lines of coral, pink, and orange clouds in a deep blue sky over the dune field.

Creator / photographer
National Park Service; individual photographer not identified
Credit line
NPS Photo
License / usage
Public domain; full granting rights in NPS asset record
Changes
Carousel: center-cropped and downsampled to 1080 × 1350; editorial text and a gradient overlay added. User-provided logo added. Website: proportionally downsampled for delivery with embedded metadata retained; responsive card crops may apply.
Original asset & source

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