No Snow? No Problem!

We didn't get a chance to go sledding this winter so we waited until May to do our sledding. The temp was just right - about 75'. It was a little windy and conditions were a little uncomfortable but the children enjoyed it very much. "What might that white stuff be?" you ask. It is gypsum sand. For the End of the Year Trip we did something a little different. We took a 3 day trip. The students elected to forgo some trips earlier in the year to take a longer one at the end and see something farther from home. We decided to go to Carlsbad Caverns in SE New Mexico. On the way to and from Carlsbad we stoped at some sites. The one pictured above in White Sands National Monument. Nearby is also the White Sands Missle Range where the first Atom Bomb was tested during the Second World War. While there we were able to use the dunes to do some catching up on sledding. It was a little distressing trying to wash the sand out their hair that night but it was fun.