Thursday, June 21, 2007

great dunes

According to the dent in my bank statement this trip happened about a month ago; so although we are not discussing current events this thing had to get off to a start somehow. A quick apology to the other two bodies not represented in the photos, but nevertheless a part of the trip. The faces you do see below are from left to right: Lindsay, Jayson, and Phil. Perhaps it is obvious from the map and photos but we are camping at Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park. Just a short weekend trip but a good excuse to get out of Denver for a couple days. The car ride down there and back was a good part of the fun, as with most traveling the destination plays second fiddle to the journey.

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Below the dunes maybe don't look all that great, but that is just because you are lacking perspective. IMG_4625

We are obviously car camping. Phil enjoys a sandwich.IMG_4615

Here is a little perspective. That is Lindsay and Jayson down there like ants. It was quite a thrill playing on the dunes while a thunderstorm rolled around in the nearby mountains. IMG_4647

It seems like sledding on the dunes might be an exhilarating experience, but in reality the stillness of this photograph is not just a an artifact of the medium. IMG_4630

That is me on the right. IMG_4662

On the way home we hiked into a cold cave, ankle deep in ice cold water to view a waterfall. It was pretty neat, but our poor feet were none too pleased with this little excursion. IMG_4675

A little blurry and overexposed, but you get the idea, right?IMG_4680

That is is for now. Next I will take you up a little mountain, called Bison Peak.

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