Great Sand Dunes National Park

Deer, sand dunes, and the mountains

From Chimney Rock we drove over 150 miles without a gas station, that made me nervous. We succeeded in filling up in Alamosa and then proceeded to Great Sand Dunes National Park. The Pinion Flats campground filled just before we got there, so we ended up staying at the Oasis right outside the gates of the park. That at least gave us electricity and water. I found out that both campgrounds are reservable, which I would do, since all the other campgrounds are a good distance away. In the afternoon, we went to the visitor center, took at the dunes and river and then went up the Medano Pass Primitive Road. On the river, we could observe the waves that come down the river as small sand barriers are overrun. 

Waves on Medano Creek