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Great Sand Dunes

Started Jun 26, 2014 | Photos thread
G1Shooter Contributing Member • Posts: 685
Re: Great Sand Dunes

Klarno wrote: Took a day trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park yesterday.

Nice photos.

I was there last week as part of an 1,100 mile road trip between Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes and Black Canyon National Parks. The setting of the dunes sandwiched between 2 of Colorado's 14ers is pretty amazing.

I didn't go onto the dunes, but rather hiked the high country in the park and preserve, which most visitors to GSD never see. Believe it or not, you can be in sand and snow on the same summer day!

The high country hiking is mostly in the preserve - Mosca Pass (9,737'), Music Pass (11,380'), Upper (11,745') and Lower (11,473') Sand Creek Lakes, and Medano Lake (11,518') to name several. The Sand Creek trail even goes on to Milwaukee Peak at 13,522'.

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