Day 2 – Great Sand Dunes National Park

I had no idea there were sand dunes in the middle of the mountains! While researching for this trip I came across the Great Sand Dunes National Park and thought it would be kind of cool, so we added it to the list. I’m glad we did. The drive there was beautiful, and it’s pretty incredible to see sand dunes with a mountain background. To get to the dunes you have to cross a river, which really isn’t a river, more of a wet sandy beach. It was a great place for kids to play and several people had beach chairs. I took my shoes off to walk across the beach part, but when I got to the sand it was too hot to walk on, duh. We decided if we return we’ll hike to the top. Dan talked to a guy who did and he said it took him about an hour and a half. From here we drove to the North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.