Anyone who's driven along the sere semi-arid state line between Winkler County, Texas, and Lea County, N.M., during a West Texas windstorm is familiar with the powdery sand that veils the highway paint stripes and turns the air a yellowish brown. Indeed, the Kermit sand dunes have been a popular recreational destination for four wheelers that drive hundreds of miles to frolic in the sandy hillocks.
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