Hiking the Great Sand Dunes
I wish well I could say I had hiked more of the Great Sand Dunes , but the threat of a late good afternoon summer monsoon — common in Southern Colorado that time of year — loomed above us and forced us to retreat . Still , the word-painting of this otherworldly landscape painting were just too beautiful not to share . Not far fromPenitente Canyon , Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserveencompasses over 30 straight mile near Alamosa , Colorado , in an arid plain between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Ranges ....