This is Sand Mountain. From the base it rises over 700 feet. This "mountain" is largely responsible for the sand dunes in Little Sahara. The southerly winds pick up sand from the dry Sevier lake bed to the south and deposit the sand at Little Sahara when it is slowed upon hitting this mountain. There had been a significant storm the night before this image was taken. The normally soft dry sand was wet and hardened. The topmost inch of sand had dried to its normal light color. Just below this surface the sand was wet and dark. When the dune buggy or motorcycle climbed the mountain the dark tracks were "drawn" in the sand. It looks as though the "Off Road" artists enthusiastically made patterns in the face of the dune.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Dune Buggy Draws in the Sand
This is Sand Mountain. From the base it rises over 700 feet. This "mountain" is largely responsible for the sand dunes in Little Sahara. The southerly winds pick up sand from the dry Sevier lake bed to the south and deposit the sand at Little Sahara when it is slowed upon hitting this mountain. There had been a significant storm the night before this image was taken. The normally soft dry sand was wet and hardened. The topmost inch of sand had dried to its normal light color. Just below this surface the sand was wet and dark. When the dune buggy or motorcycle climbed the mountain the dark tracks were "drawn" in the sand. It looks as though the "Off Road" artists enthusiastically made patterns in the face of the dune.
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This is one of the most interesting images Sand Mountain I've seen! Rendering it the way you did turned it from a good image to a work of art, in my opinion.
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