Only a few dunes on Earth possess the right combination of grain chemistry, dryness, steepness and sun-baked cohesion. Kelso is one of just seven in North America known to sing, and one of the ...

· WHERE: Kelso Dunes , Mojave National Preserve , Barstow, Calif. WHY GO: At 600 to 700 feet high, these dunes, covering nearly 29,000 acres, are the third-tallest in North America.

Only a few dunes on Earth possess the right combination of grain chemistry, dryness, steepness and sun-baked cohesion. Kelso is one of just seven in North America known to sing, and one of the ...

In the middle of it all rise the Kelso Dunes, 45 square miles of pale sand heaped like a dream misplaced, like some celestial toddler spilled a bucket across a granite floor.

The great outdoors always beckons. Near the town of Kelso are ample opportunities to enjoy nature. The Mojave National Preserve, where Kelso is located, is over 1.5 million acres of desert.

It’s along that route, between the skirted palms of Palm Springs and the neon seizure of Vegas, that the land rises and swells, nudging you to notice. To stop. This is the Mojave National Preserve — 1 ...