Hike To High Dune At Great Sand Dunes National Park (Photos)

Hike To High Dune - Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Click on any image to view it at a larger size. A new window will open.	February 25, 2007 - Lars and I arrived at the Great Sand Dunes at 9 a.m. We found ourselves all alone in the parking lot near the Medano Creek bed. We had the entire sand dunes to ourselves! :) The adjacent photo taken at the visitor center.
	We decided to hike up to High Dune, located to the left and behind me in the photo.
	Note the "mini-avalanches" of sand that transpired down this dune. Fascinating!
	Lars Leber is quite a photographer. A photo of Lars and another shot that shows some of the curves, contours and nuanced shades of the sand.
	It was quite a rigorous hike uphill, but once we reached this ridge, we were almost there.
	A photo of Lars with the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in the background.
	At the summit, I pulled out a bag of Red Vines candy and chomped on a few. Special thanks to my friend "Tote" for giving these as a care gift! :)
	The skies was fairly cloudly, but it was so good to get out to the dunes. On the way down, I got a shot of Lars running down a really steep dune! :p) -Photos by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado. His web site is www.ColoradoGuy.com.

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