2013 October 30
This morning we went to Great Sand Dunes National Park. These dunes are up to 700 foot high at the base of the mountains! Incredible scenery. There is also a nature preserve on the park grounds. Saw deer wandering through the park, like the bears in Yellowstone. Just outside the park we went to Zapata Falls. Actually we only heard the falls after walking to their location. To see them we would have had to walk across the water and slippery rocks. As the air temperature was in the low 30s, we were sure that water was colder. There was also supposed to be a lake. We followed that trail for over a mile, up the mountain, over a rocky path and finally decided it was more than we were prepared to finish. So we ended up with some great exercise and pictures of our trek, but no waterfall and no lake!
The afternoon was spent traveling to our next overnight stay in Durango. That meant we drove scenic highway 160 over the mountains via the Wolf Creek Pass. At the top the temperature outside was 22 degrees and the snow was falling. The snowplow was out clearing the roads. Went through two tunnels, saw some outstanding scenery and were glad to have successfully completed the trip.
Tomorrow will be Mesa Verde National Park for sure. The four corners are possible. We will end up somewhere in Utah near Canyonlands National Park. There are a number of scenic spots to see along the way.
Still having issues with inserting pictures to the blog. Will continue telling the story.
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