Sand Duning

This past weekend Jes and I traveled way down south to Great Sand Dunes National Park. We have wanted to visit the park for quite some time and finally got around to it. The Park is awesome and there's a fair to middlin' chance that we will return there.

National Park!

We are at that park, proof.

Sangre de Cristo mountains just in the distance.

We hiked up to the second highest dune in the park, walking uphill in sand is not nearly as fun as going down.

It's a very odd landscape, giant sand dunes that abutt high desert scrub and then mountains looking over it all. 

The creases and breaks in the dunes are remarkably similar to the creases and breaks in the Harding Icefield, cool.

As scenery, the dunes did not disappoint.

Nope, not disappointed at all.

And finally, the best part, jumping off the dunes.

Yes!

A great place and a fantastic trip. 

Cheers, 

A little bit of roaming

Yesterday Jes and I both got out and about for a bit although with different folks. I went for a run with Ryan and a couple of his friends while Jes went hiking with Yelena. As is often the case, the weather obliged and good trips were had.

I went for a run at Centennial Cone Park, a newish park up Clear Creek Canyon. Ryan and company are just starting into a great length of running.

There's a bit of fall still hanging on to the trees. 

We turned around at the bridge, a nice spot.

The clouds opened up towards the end of the run and we were treated to some great mountain views.

Jes snapped this picture along the Apex trail, nice day eh? 

Cheers,