The color comes from a combination of black and red pulverized volcanic rock. It’s breathtaking on its own, but if that’s not enough, the beach is surrounded by steep red hills as far as the ...

Camouflaged desert bighorn sheep hides among sand-colored rocky terrain in photo taken at Joshua Tree National Park in California. ... Jan. 30, shows a landscape of sand-colored rocks.

The sand gets its color from obsidian, ... the beach is popular for Georgians looking to spend time at the only sand beach in the country without rocks or pebbles. Next: Why Trust U.S. News Travel ...

Different colors of sand come from different minerals, like khaki feldspar, smoky white quartz, green olivine or black basalt. The mix of colors in beach sand tells you what kinds of rocks ...

About 10 cubic yards of gray-colored sand from Orcas Island, British Columbia was placed on the beach in San Clemente on June 13, 2025. The sand can be shipped down and placed on the eroding beaches.

It has a tail “about twice as long as (its) body,” smooth scales and a “sand-colored” body. Photos show hieroglyphic racerunner lizards perched on sand and rocks.