Some tourists visit White Sands National Monument expecting to find a monument. Assuming they'll see a statue or obelisk with a bronze commemorative plaque, they find ins...
Sea of Sand, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, United States
Photograph by Nick Zantop
I took this photo while hiking out of the dunefield after spending the night backcountry camping...
I grew up spending magical summers sweating away on archaeological digs, getting absolutely filthy shoveling dirt and cleaning potsherds and bones back in the lab, so few things get me as excited as a trip to o...