Great Sand Dunes National Park is a U.S. national park in Colorado, with over 300,000 acres of wilderness and dunes for visitors to explore. Each season is beautiful in North America’s most extensive dunes. The best time to visit depends on what you want to do and your tolerance for ...
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is open 24 hours a day, all year. In winter, the Visitor Center hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except for federal holidays, when the building is closed. In spring and fall, the Visitor Center is generally open 9-5; longer ho...
The great tit is both migratory and nonmigratory. It lives in deciduous and mixed forests, parks, shrubs, river thickets, and, in the desert, in saxaul. The nest is usually built in the hollows of trees. The birds nest from the end of March to the beginning of April. Each clutch con...
In the Great Sandy Desert you can actually find what many people expect from a desert: sand dunes. Tall red sand dunes in parallel rows cover miles and miles of this desert.But you also find sandstone country, low hills, and even chains of salt lakes. The prevailing vegetation form is ...
Lovely views in Indiana Sand Dunes National Park Just a stone’s throw from the metropolitan realm of Gary, Indiana, the spectacularIndiana Dunes National Parkboasts some of the most biologically rich ecosystems in the nation. This 15,000-acre park on the shores of Lake Michigan contains more ...
Then, all that changed. On a recent trip, we read an article in theMountain Guidenewspaper about the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It was National Parks Week (April 20-28) and entrance into the National Parks was free. Who can turn down Free? We left Leadville early and decided to ...
Great Sand Dunes We’ve visited five different sand dunes across the country –Sleeping Bear Dunesin Michigan, TheOregon Sand Duneson the coast,Kelso Sand Dunesin the Mojave National Preserve,White Sands National Monumentin New Mexico (twice), and now theGreat Sand Dunes National Parkhere in Co...
It’s not often that you view a sandy beach to be a road, but that’s what the drive along Teewah beach in the Great Sandy National Park is. Dotted throughout this impressive trek is some beautiful wildlife in addition to the majestic and siz...
The mesmerizing Feng Chui Sha, or Sand Blowing in the Wind, is another natural wonder nearby, where you can witness the fascinating phenomenon of sand dunes shifting with the breeze. For those interested in the region's history, Hengchun North Gate is a must-visit landmark. This ancient ...
are glass tubes covered by burnt sand. The largest dunes in the U.S. found in the Great Sand Dunes National Park are the ideal place to find these whimsical pieces of natural art. However, if you ever find yourself in the desert during a thunderstorm, get away from the dunes immediately...