Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Windy day, Big dune!

Greetings from Idaho.

I have been here for one month, and didn't play around this area.
Last weekend, Ethan and I decided to go to big dune!

"Reportedly the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America rises to 470 feet (140 m) high above small lakes. The dunes at Bruneau Dunes State Park are unique in the Western Hemisphere. Other dunes in the Americas form at the edge of a natural basin. The Bruneau dunes form near the center. The basin has acted as a natural trap for over 12,000 years. The dunes may have started with sands from the Bonneville Flood about 15,000 years ago. The prevailing winds blow from the southeast 28 percent of the time and from the northwest 32 percent of the time, keeping the dunes fairly stable. Unlike most dunes, these do not drift far."
------From wikipedia.org


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Heading to Bruneau Dunes State Park:


Gas station and mountains at background




Just arrived.


poor rat






Footprints disappeared in 2 min



Windy day, you can see sands in the air



Buddy Ethan


pseudo-panoramic picture

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