Day 3 - more of Great Sand Dunes National Park

Started today at visitors center when it opened at 9:00am.  Then did 3 short hikes, each about a half mile:

Just awesome views of these sand dunes set in the San Luis Valley surrounded by snow capped mountains.  The beauty of the dunes is amazing.  Interesting learning about several unique ecosystems here as well.

We ate our picnic lunch at the park.  We are both pretty tired, we think being at 9000 foot elevation is slowing us down a little.  So we did a Walmart run and came back to trailer.  Afternoon weather was not good, windy and rainy.  So naps this afternoon and a quiet evening are preparing us for travel again tomorrow!

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