A few weeks ago Cindy & I went with two of Cindy's co-workers to White Sands National Monument on the other side of the mountains about an hours drive from here.
Each year the Bishop of the Catholic church here in Las Cruces hosts a "Mass" (worship service) out at White Sands when the moon is full. It begins with a picnic and is followed by music and worship. It was very nice. I'll show you some pictures that will help you understand the setting.
There were many people gathered for this event. Kids were running up and down the dunes while parents sat around and visited. As it got darker you could see a steady stream of lights from cars coming into the park. The lights of Alamogordo, a town close to 20 miles away were clearly visible. The full moon came out but so had the clouds so we didn't see the full moon until it had risen above the clouds while we were driving home.
It was a nice event. The Bishop had been suddenly called away to China so he wasn't there after all.
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Too bad it was cloudy. I was pretty jealous and telling some of my friends about it the week before the worship. I'd never heard of White Sands before you moved there, and most of my friends haven't...so it's fun describing the snowy Sahara in my parents back yard!
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