Desert mirage (or hallucination)?

[DemoTex]

I don't often see exotic dancers in gold lamé and diaphanous gowns on the trails I hike, but when I do it's usually on the very dangerous desert trails. Or, maybe it was a mirage. Or hallucination.

How do I know they were exotic dancers? I saw them later, at sunset, two dunes over from me. Dancing. With a camera on a tripod. Very cool.

Alkali Flat Trail
Chihuahuan Desert
White Sands National Monument
New Mexico


The dancers at the Alkali Flat trailhead


Trailhead warnings


Alkali Flat and White Sands dunes

[longship]

1. What great pics.

Happy to promote this thread.

I'll bet that there is a great story behind them. Which very well might be a good measure of a great pic.

[irisblue]

2. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert? nt

[WheelWalker]

3. "All aboard for Fort Stinkin' Desert (and cobalt testing range)"

[Eleanors38]

4. Thanks. Great stuff. But jeeez, still on the cell phone.

[Separation]

5. Gold lamé dress?

Pshh that dress it totally blue!

[madokie]

6. May it be

You've been away from home a little too long this time

At any rate awesome photography. I see you still take what you're doing seriously, same as you did all those years ago, huh.

[Lochloosa]

7. A three arm exotic dancer?

Hallucinations.

[marked50]

8. White Sands-a Totally mystical place-n/t