Throwing Shadows in the Sand

by Steve Templeton

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Throwing Shadows in the Sand

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Steve Templeton

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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I took this artistic piece in the Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park in Colorado. It was the first and only time I have been there, and try as I might, I just couldn't capture the majesty & grandeur of what my eye could see. (Maybe if I had climbed a few thousand feet vertically, I could have, but we didn't have that kind of time, and it would have taken, like a whole lot of sweating...)

A sandbox of epic proportions, the entire dune field encompasses 30 square miles and the tallest dune towers 750 feet high. The kid in every visitor loves to sled down the sand year-round and plunge into the soft-sand tracks of those who climbed ahead of them. Aside from the dunes, you'll find picnicking, hiking and camping opportunities, the challenging four-wheel scenic drive on Medano Pass, horseback-riding trails, the mysteriously appearing and disappearing Medano Creek, ranger-led nature walks and a couple of 14,000- and 13,000-foot peaks to climb (Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Cleveland Peak and Mount Herard).

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June 3rd, 2022

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