(White Sands National Monument, New Mexico) 42 degrees, windy, rain
On Friday, White Sands National Monument held an open house. This is an annual event that is held in the evening. Luminaries were lit and placed around the grounds of the visitor center.
All department at the Monument were involved the planning of this event. We had a luminary construction party last week. We made over 500 and each was filled with white sand. Afterwards we had a delicious pot luck.
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| Luminary construction crew |
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| Luminary Crew |
The Visitor Center offered a discount to shoppers and there was a great live band playing in the courtyard. They were dressed in traditional western garb. Traditional food and hot spiced cider was offered.
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| Gift Shop in Visitor Center |
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| Live Band |
We offered tours of the new displays in the Visitor Center and another one about the adobe construction.
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| New display |
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Johnny giving a tour
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John was a part of the parking crew and I was the greeter. It was lots of fun and very well attended.
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| "Official" Greeter |
