Tuesday 10/04. Last week we went to Mars (aka Goblin Valley).  Today we were transported to the Sahara Desert (aka Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park).  We walked up and down, all over dunes.  The ranger told us to watch for the Coral Pink Tiger Beatle.  This is the only place in the world where it can be found.  We looked all over but never saw one. It would have been fun to get a picture of one.  Another strange thing about these dunes is the pine trees growing on and around some of them.  We were told that there is water down deep under the dunes and the pine trees roots can reach way down to get to it.  The dunes are made from Navaho Sandstone.  Apparently the wind is funneled through a notch between two mountains, increasing the wind velocity to where it can carry grains of sand from the fragile, eroding Navaho Sandstone.  The  dunes were fun and a nice change from red rock formations.