Nestled against the Sangre de Christo mountains of southeastern Colorado are the tallest sand dunes in the USA! The dunes are in the foreground, and the mountain peaks are behind them. We camped in this park, way up close to the dunes and the mountains, for four happy and peaceful nights! This area is descriptively called the beach. The water is coming from the snowmelt of the mountains, and will soon dry up until next summer. Meanwhile, kids bring their buckets and shovels and have the time of their lives!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Vanna gets high!
Leaving Arches NM in Utah, we turned back east to begin our return trip. We drove through Colorado National Monument without stopping for long. Vanna was such a good traveler! Here you can see the high mountains she climbed to take us up to the view of Grand Junction, Colorado, in the distant valley. The tall formation you can see is called Independence Monument, resembling the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Arches National Monument, Utah
Camping at Flaming Gorge, Wyoming
Yellowstone Elk
Bill loved seeing the elk at Mammoth Hot Springs. The cows and calves love to come right into town and graze on the lawns of the administrative buildings. The calves are lying up close to the buildings.
A much rarer sight is an elk bull with a rack. We enjoyed spotting this one along the highway. His antlers apear to still have velvet on them.
A much rarer sight is an elk bull with a rack. We enjoyed spotting this one along the highway. His antlers apear to still have velvet on them.
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