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Height: ~150 feet
Description: The Coral Pink Sand Dunes are the prettiest dunes
I visited during my tenure as a sand expert. They are made of eroded
Navajo sandstone, the rock that gives much of southern Utah
its famous red color. The sediment's history as sandstone and then
dunes means the sand has been reworked multiple times; as a result, it
is very well-sorted (and presumably well-rounded, but I don't remember
for sure). You can see Chaco and me in the picture above; shortly
thereafter, I was accosted by a park ranger for not having him on a
leash. I recommend you obey the leash law at this state park. For
more information (about the park, not the leash law), try this
webpage.
Directions: These dunes are the focus of a Utah State Park,
they're quite easy to get to. They lie 12 miles off US Highway 89 near Kanab, Utah. Here's a map.
Booming: These dunes didn't boom when I slid down them. However, the morning I went, the air was damp and cool -- too wet to expect them to boom anyway. As usual, the sand burped loudly after I dried it out.
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