Honeymoon Day 3 - Walsenburg, CO to Durango, CO (13 November, 2005)

A nice breakfast of cereal and juice (packed in the cooler) allowed us to get a very early start for Durango by way of 'Great Sand Dunes National Park'.

This park contains the largest sand dunes in North America and the largest - Star Dune - is over 700 feet tall.

From the hike-out parking lot, we trudged across loose superfine sand for about 1/3 of a mile to the first dunes (like walking through knee-deep mud, only more difficult) and then proceeded to hike to one of Star's sister dunes - at approximately 550 feet.

It was cold and windy, but it was completely unlike any place we'd ever seen and the museum/visitor's center is fantastic. Truly one of the best displays at the national parks we visited.