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This low area on the west side of the Bristol Mountains collects blowing sand

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6530-blowing-sand.jpg I cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneThumbnailsI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneThumbnailsI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneThumbnailsI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneThumbnailsI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessI cross the first of several drainages from the Bristol Mountains; this small tree seems to like living here in the flood zoneThumbnailsI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes Wilderness

The ripples on the sandy surface signify the strong winds that sometimes blow here (and which I fortunately didn't experience last night).