Great Sand Dunes National Monument – August 5

On August 5, we left Cheyenne Mountain State Park and drove to Blanca, CO. There’s not much there, but it’s close to Great Sand Dunes National Monument. We drove into the monument in the afternoon, but didn’t do much hiking, as Mike pulled a muscle in his back. The scenery was quite beautiful: the green Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the background, the huge white dunes, and the sparkling Medano Creek running across the base of the dunes.