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a lonely Soaptree Yucca looks good in early-morning light at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico

A lonely Soaptree Yucca looks good in early-morning light. The dunes roll across the landscape as fast as 30 feet per year and are typically 30 feet high. The yucca is one of the best-adapted plants to survive this rapid change in ground level.

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