Fig. 1Sunflowers and living dunes at golden hour, Monahans Sandhills
Landform
An active inland dune field on the west Texas plains — living sand, wind ripples, and shin oak holding the lee.
Field note
The dunes still walk. Morning shadow makes the ripples readable. Monahans is the nearest town. Cool months are the honest season; midsummer sand burns. This plate is Monahans Sandhills State Park, not a Gulf beach and not Great Sand Dunes.
Monahans is living dune on the Permian Basin floor — wind ripple, shin oak, and sand that still walks. Monahans is the town. Cool months are the season. This plate is the state park, not a Gulf beach and not Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.
