Dunes

“Whoever controls the spice, controls the universe”- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dune. If you are a person who likes action or sci-fiction, Dune is the movie for you. Dune is a movie adaptation from the book written Frank Herbert. On a September Friday night my dad, my little brother Josh and I watched Dune. We watched Dune on the couch on the family room on the Tv, and we watched it because my dad told me it was a worthy sci-fi movie. That is how I saw Dune. Dune is a live action movie directed and the screenwriter is David Lynch In Dune the setting is Arrakis. This planet is a very important part to the movie because it is the planet that is home to the spice which everyone wants control of. The special effects of the movie are…

percent, or 193 million, visited the Americas. European cities are known for creating a memorable experience for family and friends, yet exploring the lesser-known parts of a forgotten region like Latin America can be just as magical. These cities are not necessarily the most famous within their respective countries, but they are filled with the same vibrant culture and remarkable history. Huacachina, Peru Engulfed by the surrounding sand dune, Huacachina is a picturesque desert oasis in…

It was evident from the sand dunes on Main Beach, that the further you progressed inland, the vegetation became more dense and abundant. There was no plant species present up until the 40 m mark. This in theory was due to the fact that if vegetation were to occur at the beginning of the transect line, they would be impacted by the strong wave action, which contains high volumes of salinity in it, which then affects the nutrients in the sand making it inefficient for plant growth. The spinifex…

The dragon he spread his stubby snipped wings in resignation. “Very well. But climb on gently. Hold on loosely and don’t kick me.” Raven, in all her hideous warty wonder, climbed onto Aragon’s back. Mason and I scramble up behind her. The burning sand quivered as the dragon picked his way to the top of the highest Plateau and stopped at the summit, which gave us an unrivaled view of the terrain. A patchwork of Barrel cactus speckled the sand and spread across sand dunes that rose away to meet…

Sandy made landfall. Hearing that a hurricane was coming was enough to have everyone packing all of their stuff up and leaving the beaches, but for us adrenaline junkies and seemingly stupid people, this was an amazing thing and this one was looking like the perfect storm. As I started to load my car up with supplies and boards I knew what I was getting into. This wasn’t my first rodeo surfing in a storm like this, but this one was much stronger than the usual. After what felt like a century…

When I had first heard about Dunes through youth group at Good Shepherd, I thought it would be a fun three day trip to the beach with a bunch of my good friends. Little did I know, I would learn many new things that really inspired me and persuaded me to grow in ways I never thought I was capable of. Not only were these three days at the beach a very fun time with my friends, it was somewhat very emotional as well. I learned so many new things about my peers and watched their relationship with…

that vegetation and the topography of one sand dune transect would impose an effect on the recorded wind speed (or velocity) readings. The results associated with the data collected has confirmed this theory. Unfortunately, there is many limitations of the dataset that hindered on the overall quality of the results; especially those associated with the methodology of recording. Topography is…

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least we could be resupplied and be evacuated if the need arose, but I suppose Townshend knows what he’s doing. Then again, after the debacle at Ctesiphon last week, I don’t think I can really trust his leadership much anymore. In two days we lost nearly half of our army, all because Townshend ordered us to charge blindly into a wall of Ottomans. We actually killed more of them than they did of us, apparently, but it doesn’t feel like it. Now they’re chasing us into the desert, and here we are.…

A pocket swamp is formed when “water travels to the coast via inland streams, but it pools behind dunes that block it from reaching the ocean” (Pocket Swamp. Web. ). Pocket swamps are limited to southern, central, and mid coast regions. These pocket swamps are much like a vernal pool, and are an important breeding habitat for many amphibians. Some of the different species that live in these pocket swamps are “wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and blue-spotted salamanders. Rare turtles such as…