Got up at 4am and drove to the Dunes. Dense fog and icy roads slowed me down a bit, but I managed to get up to High Dune in time for sunrise. The wind was biting and the sand was rock hard and frosted. A fog bank along the Sangres lifted and swirled around as the sun rose. A very surreal experience!
Full moon sets behind the dunes as I arrive half an hour before sunrise. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Sun rises behind the Sangres. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Backlit fog bank and dunes. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Interesting light above the fog bank. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Cap cloud over mount herard. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Panorama looking North. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Fog rises up High Dune. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Fog veils the Dunes. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Panorama of the dune field below, as fog creeps up the Medano Creek bed. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Odd patterns of frost and snow on the dune field below. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
The swirling fog created rapidly changing patterns of warm morning light on the sand. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Dramatic light as the fog begins to burn off. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Black and white look at the fog streaming up the dunes. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Wide view of the foggy dunes. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
The bright fog makes the dunes look like the surface of some alien planet. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Crazy Fog Bow! Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Frosted grasses in front of the foggy dunes. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.
Snow dusted trees and colorful shrubs from La Veta Pass. Photo © copyright by Stan Rose.