28 April 2018
Wheel Inn Rv Park
Fredonia, AZ
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is full of coral-hued sand dunes located beside red sandstone cliffs between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab only about 15 miles from home.
The Dunes are formed from the erosion of pink-colored Navajo Sandstone surrounding the park. High winds passing through the notch between the Moquith and Moccasin Mountains pick up loose sand particles and then drop them onto the dunes because of the Venturi effect. The dunes are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old.
This is a small park in comparison, but the dunes and the colors are really neat. It is always windy there, and today was no exception.
