Dried Grass on Sand Dune, Juniper Dunes Wilderness, Washington

The wind blows blades of dried grass, which carve a light groove into a sand dune in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width. The dunes formed in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age.

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The wind blows blades of dried grass, which carve a light groove into a sand dune in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width. The dunes formed in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age.