October 22, 2007 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: White Sands National Monument, Alamagordo, Otero County, New Mexico White Sands National Monument is located in the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert southwest of Alamagordo in Otero County, New Mexico.   Fra Carlsbad Caverns National Park kørte vi vestover til White Sands National Monument. White Sands er et område i den nordlige Chihuahua-ørken, hvor sandet er meget hvidt, fordi det fortrinsvis består af gips. From Carlsbad Caverns National Park we drove west to White Sands National Monument. White Sands is an area in the northern Chihuahua Desert, where the sand is very white, because it consists chiefly of gypsum.     Yellow Evening Primrose (Calylophus hartwegii) vokser udelukkende i gips. Yellow Evening Primrose (Calylophus hartwegii) grows exclusively in gypsum.         Sæbetræsyucca ~ Soaptree yucca     Spor af en "pung-mus" ~ Pocket mouse tracks

Når "stinkdyr"-sumak begraves i sand, sender den stængler op til overfladen. Begravede stængler holder på sandet, så det ikke blæser væk, og danner efterhånden en pedestal, som planten vokser på. When skunkbush sumac is buried in sand it sends many stems up to surface. The remaining buried stems keep the sands from blowing away, eventually creating a pedestal for the plant to grow on.         Yucca

Camping/Boondocking Information We are boondocked at Love's Truck Stop on I-10, exit 132, at Las Cruces, New Mexico.   More New Mexico Travel Information Here A BIT EARLIER TOMORROW