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USA Roadtrip 2022 🇺🇸 El Paso nach White Sands National Park 4615 bis 4769 km mit @lisasanchez
#usa #roadtrip #whitesandsnationalpark #fuckice #nokings #fucktrump

The Most Beautiful Of Days in White Sands National Park

It's that time of year/season/computer getting full when I go through an clean out folders. You might see more of this past year's trips for the next couple of weeks.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/the-most-beautiful-of-days-in-white-sands-national-park/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #OnTheRoad #USA #mountains #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #southwest #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Down On A Ridge, Closer Than You Think

More from White Sands National Park.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/down-on-a-ridge-closer-than-you-think/

#Abstract #NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #abstract #NationalPark #NPS #patterns #PhotoOfTheDay #ridge #travel #USA #WhatIsThat #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Subtle Lines And White Space

More from White Sands National Park.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/subtle-lines-and-white-space/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #patterns #PhotoOfTheDay #sands #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Looking Down The Barrel Of A Ridge

You really do need to get down in the sand to pick out details.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/looking-down-the-barrel-of-a-ridge/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #gypsum #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Sand And Sky So Blue

Back to White Sands National Park for a bit.

You have to walk a bit to find the dunes without human marks, if that's your thing. It's my thing.

Just wind-made waves.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/sand-and-sky-so-blue/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #desert #dune #gypsum #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #southwest #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Sand Wave

It's not an actual sand wave, but it is a sand dune growing off the hardpacked earth in the foreground.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/sand-wave/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

A Closer Look At Those Low Spots

As mentioned yesterday, the hard-pan between the dunes in White Sands National Park is like a crust. Chalky and crunchy under foot.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-those-low-spots/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #crust #dunes #NationalPark #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

In Between The Dunes

Because of the relatively high water table in White Sands National Park, there are many areas of a hardened sand between the taller dunes.

This is where the grasses grow and where you can see a different set of patterns.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/in-between-the-dunes/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #desert #dunes #NationalPark #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Another photo taken in White Sands National Park and manipulated by Google Photos AI.
#AI #roadtrip #travel #findyourpark #whitesandsnationalpark #newmexico #googlephotosai #googlepixel #pixel7pro #shotbypixel

Photo taken in White Sands National Park and manipulated by Google Photos AI.

#AI #roadtrip #travel #findyourpark #whitesandsnationalpark #newmexico #googlephotosai #googlepixel #pixel7pro #shotbypixel

Photo taken in White Sands National Park and manipulated by Google Photos AI, where white sand turns into green fields.

#AI #roadtrip #travel #findyourpark #whitesandsnationalpark #newmexico #googlephotosai #googlepixel #pixel7pro #shotbypixel

I didn't have a lot of time and the light was not the greatest, but my first and only visit to White Sands in the spring of 2023 was inspiring nonetheless. I can't wait to get back out there.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #NewMexico #WhiteSandsNationalPark #Nikon #CaptureOne

Land Waves

More from White Sands National Park, which won't likely be a National Park if the Administration's budget request goes through. 38% cut in federal funding for the Park Service and transferring a number of National Park properties to states, who don't have the funds. :(

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/land-waves/

#NationalPark #PhotoOfTheDay #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Small Photographer, Big Sands

The White Sands of White Sands National Park attract a lot of photographers.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/small-photographer-big-sands/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #mountains #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #photographer #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

The Desert Is Not Dead

I don't know if White Sands National Park is in a desert, per se. As it is, the sands are gypsum, not typical sand you think of in the Gobi or Sahara.

But even here there is plenty growing.

These grasses originally grew at 'ground level' but then the winds move

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/the-desert-is-not-dead/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #grass #NationalPark #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Land Of Waves And Small Animal Tracks

Back to White Sands National Park.

It's full of what seem like perfectly untracked dunes, riffled by the wind.

Until you get closer and notice the tiny, itty bitty tracks left

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/land-of-waves-and-small-animal-tracks/

#Abstract #NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #abstract #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #patterns #PhotoOfTheDay #tracks #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Imperfect Imbalance

Not sure why I like this one.

It's obviously off kilter, partially out of focus. No rules followed.

It might be crap, or maybe you like it too.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/imperfect-imbalance/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #NationalPark #NPS #OutOfFocus #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Land Of Waves And Small Animal Tracks

Back to White Sands National Park.

It's full of what seem like perfectly untracked dunes, riffled by the wind.

Until you get closer and notice the tiny, itty bitty tracks left by local inhabitants.

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/?p=25633

#Abstract #NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #abstract #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #patterns #PhotoOfTheDay #tracks #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

There’s Water Under There

Where plants grow, you can find water. Even in the barren landscape of White Sands National Park.

Ignore the part where these grasses are currently dormant or maybe dead. Dead-looking anyway. It's not Spring yet there and st

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/theres-water-under-there/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #grass #growing #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

White Sands: More Focus Or Less?

Last week I enjoyed a few minutes in White Sands National Park. And I am still dumping out the white gypsum from my shoes.

Besides something resembling perfect weather, I got to enjoy a couple hours wandering t

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/white-sands-more-focus-or-less/

#NationalPark #NewMexico #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #cold #NationalPark #NewMexico #NPS #PhotoOfTheDay #sand #travel #USA #white #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark

‘Light, Shadow, and Horizons’

This is a panorama shot because I really feel that the only way to capture the texture and landscape and overall grandeur of the desert is through a whole vista That’s the only way to see the whole environment- all the fauna and flora and sun and sky.

#flickr #WHITESANDS #whitesandsnationalpark #nationalpark #newmexico #landofenchantment

https://flic.kr/p/2pzsMiS

Day 2290

The winds blowing at White Sands National Park made for some interesting skies.

#roadtrip #travel #findyourpark #whitesandsnationalpark #newmexico #googlepixel #pixel7pro #shotbypixel #teampixel

^@usinterior: The dunes at @whitesandsnps are constantly shifting and changing, creating a unique and mesmerizing environment. The brilliant white gypsum sands make a surreal and breathtaking setting, especially during the sunrise and sunset when the light reflects off the dunes, painting the landscape in warm hues.

Photo by Raghuveer Makala

#newmexico #whitesandsnationalpark #publiclands #sunsets

Space-bound robot dog (LASSIE) stretches its legs at White Sands National Park – SFGate.com

National Parks

Scientist’s best friend: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

LASSIE could one day support astronauts on the moon and Mars

By Adrianna Nine, Southwest Contributing Parks Editor,Sep 7, 2025

https://everlit.audio/embeds/artl_xPk5YCBO53K?eut=38fc9e7d0d634e9a57daa6e8206569ee&ste=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZnYXRlLmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrcy9hcnRpY2xlL3JvYm90LWRvZy10cmFpbmVkLWF0LXdoaXRlLXNhbmRzLW5hdGlvbmFsLXBhcmstMjEwMjk1MjgucGhw&ui_cover_art=false&ui_title_intro=Listen%20Now:&ui_title_icon=headphones

Before a “robot dog” can fetch data on the moon or Mars, it must learn to do so on Earth. And right now, that’s exactly what’s happening in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park with a contraption called LASSIE.

LASSIE (short for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analogue Environments) is a quadrupedal robot built by engineers at Temple University, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oregon State University, where roboticist Cristina Wilson is an assistant professor.

With funding from USC and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Wilson and her colleagues designed LASSIE to test just how useful so-called robot dogs — which are already used in certain law enforcement, military, and search and rescue situations — could be in scientific contexts, like environmental research or space exploration. After all, legs have distinct advantages over the wheels used by lunar and Mars rovers.

“Legs can step over things. Wheels have to roll over them,” Wilson told SFGATE.

Before a robot like LASSIE can make it to space, however, it has to prove itself here on Earth. And when it came time for Wilson’s team to find a proper Mars analog on their home planet, they knew just the place: White Sands National Park.

With its sparkling sand dunes composed primarily of ultra-fine gypsum, White Sands offers a fairly accessible testing ground for a robot that might someday roam the powdery surface of Mars. The sand there also varies in depth, giving LASSIE the opportunity to test both its locomotive capabilities and its scientific instruments, which help LASSIE learn about its environment by testing the ground beneath its feet.

“Imagine you’re at the beach, and you’re pushing your finger into the sand or stepping onto it,” Wilson said. “What would that feel like, and how would it feel if the sand is wet and stiff versus dry and loose? A robot can make the same assessments.”

Since beginning work on LASSIE in 2023, Wilson and her colleagues have brought the robot to White Sands on two occasions, with the latest visit taking place in August 2025. Summer isn’t an easy time to work outside in the Southwest, and the team had to begin its work at sunrise, concluding by late morning to avoid triple-digit temperatures that could have meant trouble for LASSIE’s power supply and the robot dog’s human companions.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

#2025 #Dogs #Education #EnvironmentalResearch #Lassie #Libraries #NASA #RobotDog #Science #SFGateCom #Space #SpaceExploration #Technology #TVShow #UnitedStates #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Space-bound robot dog (LASSIE) stretches its legs at White Sands National Park – SFGate.com

National Parks

Scientist’s best friend: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

LASSIE could one day support astronauts on the moon and Mars

By Adrianna Nine, Southwest Contributing Parks Editor,Sep 7, 2025

https://everlit.audio/embeds/artl_xPk5YCBO53K?eut=38fc9e7d0d634e9a57daa6e8206569ee&ste=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZnYXRlLmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrcy9hcnRpY2xlL3JvYm90LWRvZy10cmFpbmVkLWF0LXdoaXRlLXNhbmRzLW5hdGlvbmFsLXBhcmstMjEwMjk1MjgucGhw&ui_cover_art=false&ui_title_intro=Listen%20Now:&ui_title_icon=headphones

Before a “robot dog” can fetch data on the moon or Mars, it must learn to do so on Earth. And right now, that’s exactly what’s happening in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park with a contraption called LASSIE.

LASSIE (short for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analogue Environments) is a quadrupedal robot built by engineers at Temple University, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oregon State University, where roboticist Cristina Wilson is an assistant professor.

With funding from USC and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Wilson and her colleagues designed LASSIE to test just how useful so-called robot dogs — which are already used in certain law enforcement, military, and search and rescue situations — could be in scientific contexts, like environmental research or space exploration. After all, legs have distinct advantages over the wheels used by lunar and Mars rovers.

“Legs can step over things. Wheels have to roll over them,” Wilson told SFGATE.

Before a robot like LASSIE can make it to space, however, it has to prove itself here on Earth. And when it came time for Wilson’s team to find a proper Mars analog on their home planet, they knew just the place: White Sands National Park.

With its sparkling sand dunes composed primarily of ultra-fine gypsum, White Sands offers a fairly accessible testing ground for a robot that might someday roam the powdery surface of Mars. The sand there also varies in depth, giving LASSIE the opportunity to test both its locomotive capabilities and its scientific instruments, which help LASSIE learn about its environment by testing the ground beneath its feet.

“Imagine you’re at the beach, and you’re pushing your finger into the sand or stepping onto it,” Wilson said. “What would that feel like, and how would it feel if the sand is wet and stiff versus dry and loose? A robot can make the same assessments.”

Since beginning work on LASSIE in 2023, Wilson and her colleagues have brought the robot to White Sands on two occasions, with the latest visit taking place in August 2025. Summer isn’t an easy time to work outside in the Southwest, and the team had to begin its work at sunrise, concluding by late morning to avoid triple-digit temperatures that could have meant trouble for LASSIE’s power supply and the robot dog’s human companions.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

#2025 #Dogs #Education #EnvironmentalResearch #Lassie #Libraries #NASA #RobotDog #Science #SFGateCom #Space #SpaceExploration #Technology #TVShow #UnitedStates #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Space-bound robot dog (LASSIE) stretches its legs at White Sands National Park – SFGate.com

National Parks

Scientist’s best friend: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

LASSIE could one day support astronauts on the moon and Mars

By Adrianna Nine, Southwest Contributing Parks Editor,Sep 7, 2025

https://everlit.audio/embeds/artl_xPk5YCBO53K?eut=38fc9e7d0d634e9a57daa6e8206569ee&ste=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZnYXRlLmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrcy9hcnRpY2xlL3JvYm90LWRvZy10cmFpbmVkLWF0LXdoaXRlLXNhbmRzLW5hdGlvbmFsLXBhcmstMjEwMjk1MjgucGhw&ui_cover_art=false&ui_title_intro=Listen%20Now:&ui_title_icon=headphones

Before a “robot dog” can fetch data on the moon or Mars, it must learn to do so on Earth. And right now, that’s exactly what’s happening in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park with a contraption called LASSIE.

LASSIE (short for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analogue Environments) is a quadrupedal robot built by engineers at Temple University, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oregon State University, where roboticist Cristina Wilson is an assistant professor.

With funding from USC and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Wilson and her colleagues designed LASSIE to test just how useful so-called robot dogs — which are already used in certain law enforcement, military, and search and rescue situations — could be in scientific contexts, like environmental research or space exploration. After all, legs have distinct advantages over the wheels used by lunar and Mars rovers.

“Legs can step over things. Wheels have to roll over them,” Wilson told SFGATE.

Before a robot like LASSIE can make it to space, however, it has to prove itself here on Earth. And when it came time for Wilson’s team to find a proper Mars analog on their home planet, they knew just the place: White Sands National Park.

With its sparkling sand dunes composed primarily of ultra-fine gypsum, White Sands offers a fairly accessible testing ground for a robot that might someday roam the powdery surface of Mars. The sand there also varies in depth, giving LASSIE the opportunity to test both its locomotive capabilities and its scientific instruments, which help LASSIE learn about its environment by testing the ground beneath its feet.

“Imagine you’re at the beach, and you’re pushing your finger into the sand or stepping onto it,” Wilson said. “What would that feel like, and how would it feel if the sand is wet and stiff versus dry and loose? A robot can make the same assessments.”

Since beginning work on LASSIE in 2023, Wilson and her colleagues have brought the robot to White Sands on two occasions, with the latest visit taking place in August 2025. Summer isn’t an easy time to work outside in the Southwest, and the team had to begin its work at sunrise, concluding by late morning to avoid triple-digit temperatures that could have meant trouble for LASSIE’s power supply and the robot dog’s human companions.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

#2025 #Dogs #Education #EnvironmentalResearch #Lassie #Libraries #NASA #RobotDog #Science #SFGateCom #Space #SpaceExploration #Technology #TVShow #UnitedStates #WhiteSandsNationalPark

Space-bound robot dog (LASSIE) stretches its legs at White Sands National Park – SFGate.com

National Parks

Scientist’s best friend: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

LASSIE could one day support astronauts on the moon and Mars

By Adrianna Nine, Southwest Contributing Parks Editor,Sep 7, 2025

https://everlit.audio/embeds/artl_xPk5YCBO53K?eut=38fc9e7d0d634e9a57daa6e8206569ee&ste=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZnYXRlLmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrcy9hcnRpY2xlL3JvYm90LWRvZy10cmFpbmVkLWF0LXdoaXRlLXNhbmRzLW5hdGlvbmFsLXBhcmstMjEwMjk1MjgucGhw&ui_cover_art=false&ui_title_intro=Listen%20Now:&ui_title_icon=headphones

Before a “robot dog” can fetch data on the moon or Mars, it must learn to do so on Earth. And right now, that’s exactly what’s happening in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park with a contraption called LASSIE.

LASSIE (short for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analogue Environments) is a quadrupedal robot built by engineers at Temple University, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oregon State University, where roboticist Cristina Wilson is an assistant professor.

With funding from USC and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Wilson and her colleagues designed LASSIE to test just how useful so-called robot dogs — which are already used in certain law enforcement, military, and search and rescue situations — could be in scientific contexts, like environmental research or space exploration. After all, legs have distinct advantages over the wheels used by lunar and Mars rovers.

“Legs can step over things. Wheels have to roll over them,” Wilson told SFGATE.

Before a robot like LASSIE can make it to space, however, it has to prove itself here on Earth. And when it came time for Wilson’s team to find a proper Mars analog on their home planet, they knew just the place: White Sands National Park.

With its sparkling sand dunes composed primarily of ultra-fine gypsum, White Sands offers a fairly accessible testing ground for a robot that might someday roam the powdery surface of Mars. The sand there also varies in depth, giving LASSIE the opportunity to test both its locomotive capabilities and its scientific instruments, which help LASSIE learn about its environment by testing the ground beneath its feet.

“Imagine you’re at the beach, and you’re pushing your finger into the sand or stepping onto it,” Wilson said. “What would that feel like, and how would it feel if the sand is wet and stiff versus dry and loose? A robot can make the same assessments.”

Since beginning work on LASSIE in 2023, Wilson and her colleagues have brought the robot to White Sands on two occasions, with the latest visit taking place in August 2025. Summer isn’t an easy time to work outside in the Southwest, and the team had to begin its work at sunrise, concluding by late morning to avoid triple-digit temperatures that could have meant trouble for LASSIE’s power supply and the robot dog’s human companions.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Space-bound robot dog stretches its legs at White Sands National Park

#2025 #Dogs #Education #EnvironmentalResearch #Lassie #Libraries #NASA #RobotDog #Science #SFGateCom #Space #SpaceExploration #Technology #TVShow #UnitedStates #WhiteSandsNationalPark