Originally Posted By: JerryFountain
Originally Posted By: PSM
They couldn't track their own footprints back?


In that sand and the wind that is almost always there the tracks don't last long. If there was any breeze they would be gone in a few minutes. A good tracker might follow them for half a mile or more, but most people would not see them after a few hundred yards.

Respectfully,

Jerry


Thanks. I've passed by the dunes many times, but never stopped to check them out. Coincidentally, I just learned that a friend of my son was there the day before the SAR. On his blog, he described the "sand" as more of a powder.