Before arriving in Colorado Springs to spend a couple of weeks with friends, we spent a couple of days in Blanca near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Well worth a visit, these immense sand dunes are permanent, meaning that they do not change much at all due to high moisture content from bordering Medano Creek and neighboring agricultural fields. We enjoyed a nice hike on the outer edge enabling us to look down on the dunes and creek areas. It is a very busy park this time of year for playing in the sand and water from the creek.
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| the tallest dune rises 700 feet high! |
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| you have to wade across the creek to access the dunes |
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| an inland beach for many people!! |
We also spend a few hours at the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge close by. It was a lot of fun to see porcupines in the wild up close!
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| red winged blackbird |
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| a white faced ibis with snow capped mountains in the background:) |
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| meadowlark |
Awesome porcupine sighting!
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