Hatch, New Mexico

The white sand shifts underfoot as I make my way up and over a rolling dune, following a camping marker buried in the ground. I’m on my way to backcountry campsite seven in White Sands National Monument, one mile of sandy hiking from the parking area. These dunes deceive; they aren’t sand at all...

I've spent a good part of my 30 years on this earth traveling and documenting adventures through a camera lens. I recently had the opportunity to explore the White Sands National Monument outside of Alamogordo, NM and it was one of the most otherworldly places I've seen!  Last stop on paved road...

Not far from the I-10, just above Juarez and El Paso, is nestled one of the best destinations New Mexico and the US have to offer.  The world’s largest gypsum dunefield… White Sands National Monument. I’ve written about The Great Sand Dunes in Southern Colorado, but this place much different....