Coral Pink Sand Dunes

by Donna Kennedy

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Coral Pink Sand Dunes

Artist

Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy..
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab, Utah
A mostly cloudy day makes for the darker areas of sand.

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park encompasses 3,730 acres of southwestern Utah where a stunning, coral-colored dunefield is surrounded by red sandstone cliffs, blue skies and juniper/pinyon forests. The same iron oxides and minerals that give us spectacular red rock country are responsible for this landscape of coral pink sand. The park was established in 1963 with land acquired from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to serve as access to the dunes for recreation, and to protect the dune resources.
The Mule Deer, Jackrabbit, Kit Fox, Coyote and many small rodents also make the park their home.
The park's sand dunes are created because a notch between the Moquith and Moccasin mountains funnels the prevailing winds, increasing their velocity to a point where they can carry sand grains in what is called the Venturi Effect. Eroding Navajo Sandstone formations surrounding the park account for the unique color of these dunes.
Wildflowers found in the park are Rough Mulesear, Kanab Yucca, Globemallow, Prickly Pear Cactus, Silvery Sophora, and Beeplant.
At an elevation of 6,000 feet, and 12 paved miles off U.S. Highway 89 near Kanab, Utah, this park provides a fantastic setting for camping, hiking, off-highway vehicle riding, taking photographs or just playing in the sand. A 265-acre conservation area prohibits motorized vehicles in order to protect the Coral Pink Beetle (found nowhere else in the world) and its habitat.

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