Around 15 years ago my path took me to New Mexico. I was there wooing my future wife. During this time we got a chance to see many of the natural sights of the Southwestern area of the USA. One of these was White Sands
It is a spectacular dune field made up of around 4.1 billion tones of gypsum sand that cover an area over 200 sq. miles. In the past the area was a much different place. It had lakes, streams, wild animals and people.
Recent studies of footprints found in the area seem to suggest that people were in the area as far back as 23,000 to 21,000 years ago. This finding would push back the date of when humans arrived in North America by about 5,000 to 7,500 years.
It is cool to know that during our visit back in 2006 that we were following the footsteps of these early people who were out walking their own path …
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