两年前忘记在哪儿看过一张新墨西哥州白色沙漠的照片，非常震撼。无奈美西实在想去的地方太多，2年后搬来科罗拉多才终于找机会去了。因为同行的小伙伴多，且景点分散，我们选择了公路旅行，一路往南开到了新墨西哥。虽然比较累但是非常值得！
When i saw a picture of the White sands national monument several years ago, I was pretty amazed and decided I need to go there. Two year later after I moved to Colorado, my friends took the road trip to New Mexico. It was a 2000 mile trip, tired as hell but totally worth it.
第一站我们开到了Albuquerque，中午出发大概开到晚上9点才到，一路遇到了冰雹暴雨和大堵车。在Albuquerque我们在airbnb上找到了一个艺术家的房子。房子在她自己开的画廊的楼上，整个房子超级酷，充满了艺术气息。第二天房主还特意过来看我们住的合不合心意，给了我们去白色沙漠很多小建议。房主非常nice，临走我把衣服落在她家，她知道后马上找到然后寄回给了我。
We stopped in Albuquerque the first night. We found an artistic place on airbnb. We love the industrial style of decoration and the hostess was really nice. She checked on us the next morning to see if we needed anything and gave up some great tips about the white sands national monument.
休息一晚之后，第二天一大早继续往南开，直接开到了白色沙漠。因为涉及边境问题，快到沙漠的时候有个边境检查站啊，有美方的边境工作人员要求下车检查证件。所以出行的小伙伴注意带好护照，i94和相关签证文件。过了边境检查站马上就看到了白色沙漠🏜️。我们是6月份去的，真的非常晒。大家一定擦好防晒，带好水，并且带好墨镜！！因为是纯白沙漠，和雪景一样，非常刺眼，没有墨镜的话非常伤眼睛。买好票之后在gift shop里会有滑沙板出租，进到白色沙漠里有很多斜坡可以滑。 价格不太记得了，好像是10刀2个。（大家可以从出来的游客手里租，便宜很多，大部分游客也会愿意的）进去前记得拿张地图，里面有好几个不同的trail可以走。当时太晒了（真心建议大家冬天去），我们没有走trail，只开车进去下车走了几步，拍了拍照。里面真的很好拍照，随便拍拍都很美！
We continued to drive south the next morning. Right before arriving the monument, we were stopped at a border inspect station and were asked for visa documents. (So if you are in the US with a visa, bring your passport and all of your visa documents!) Not long after the inspection we saw the entrance of the monument. Remember to grab a map before going in. There are several trails you can choose from. And put on a lot of sunscreen and wear your sunglasses as it was really hot inside the monument. The view is indescribable amazing and a perfect place for good photos!
From @snowridge