White Sands National Monument

This may sound rude.  In fact, it is rude.  The majority of what I have seen of New Mexico, it is an UGLY aesthetically challenged state.  But there are pockets of beauty that we have discovered.  We live in a beautiful town in the mountains.  We also discovered the beauty of White Sands National Monument.  Seriously, after driving through an hour's worth of blah desert, we were shocked to see the pure white gypsum dunes.  We had a blast!  Boo asks to go back every weekend.