The Road Beyond White Sands

A sweeping curve leads across the golden desert grasslands of White Sands National Park toward layers of mountains softened by the morning haze. Sunlight glows across the roadside vegetation while the distant peaks rise above the Tularosa Basin, capturing the quiet beauty of an open road through southern New Mexico. #WhiteSands #WhiteSandsNationalPark #NewMexico #TularosaBasin #ScenicRoad #OpenRoad #DesertGrassland #MountainLandscape #MorningLight #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #Southwest #EngelPhotography

Photographer James Engel

Date & Time Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 8:41 AM America/Denver

Focal Length 62mm

Shutter Speed 1/160 sec

Aperture ƒ/11

ISO 64

Location North America, The United States of America, New Mexico, White Sands National Park

Keywords Cars, Desert Landscape, Landscapes & Nature, Mountain Landscape, National Park, People, Plant, Scenic Vista, Transportation

Camera Nikon D850

Lens NIKON 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR AF-S Nikkor Lens

Approximate Map Location

Latitude: 32.795586
Longitude: -106.212364
Altitude: 1,189.0 meters / 3,900.9 feet