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,