Whitesands NP

So got up early to beat the wind. It really blows out here. 20-30 mph gusts.

When to Whitesands NP and drive around. Visitor center didn’t open up for another two hours. They have a short half mile boardwalk you can walk out in the dunes. While it was interesting , after living in Oregon near the coast, dunes are kind of dunes. These are just white. The sand is incredibly fine. Did see a jack rabbit.

Went to the end of the road and there is a road of sand for 13 miles. Started on it, and it was really hard packed, perfect. Came around the corner to a loader making it smooth, but also making it 4” deep and soft. Immediately, my front and rear wheel started fishtailing. Started skiing on my boots to get control. The road was too narrow to turn around and I couldn’t push it backwards in 3 inches of sand. Had to continue skiing for about quarter of a mile till I got wide enough to turn around and then do it again to get out. Quite exciting, the pictures look very calm. Almost thought I was gonna have to have someone tow me out.Læs mere