Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes NP is 8,175 feet above sea level.   The park contains 330 square miles of sand, and the highest dunes in North America (the highest of which is 750 feet high).   We set out early in the morning to attempt our ascent while the temperature was less than boiling.  I was uncomfortable in shorts for about 10 minutes.  Sand boarding is allowed, but most people just roll down.

Great Sand Dunes in front of Sangre De Cristo Mountains

Going where no man has gone before

It is like walking in mush

Lots of critters have gone before

Charlie on top of a ridge (that's as high as we went)

Snow boarding, oops sand boarding

Charlie walked down, I took the easy way

Flora and Fauna

The bears were hiding, but we saw lots of deer

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