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Great Sand Dunes National Park

Colorado

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Dunes and Mountians

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Great Sand Dunes

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Across the Sands of Time

A través de las arenas del tiempo

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado USA

Parque Nacional de las Grandes Dunas de Arena, Colorado, EE. UU.

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Great Sand Dunes National Park, USA (by Raychel Sanner)

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Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado.

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Sand Dune

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Sand Grass

Great Sand Dunes National Park

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While the exact age of the Great Sand Dunes is unknown, geologists agree that the San Luis Valley’s strong southwesterly winds bear primary responsibility for their initial formation. For untold centuries, prevailing winds have swept loose sand eastward over and across the floor of the valley, piling it near a series of three low passes that form a distinct pocket in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Music Pass to the north, Medano Pass in the middle, and Mosca Pass to the south. Funneled into these low passes by the broad flanks of Blanca Peak and the formidable barrier of the high Sangres, the sand-laden wind loses its momentum to friction and turbulence.

No longer capable of carrying its load, the wind continually deposits sand at the foot of the Sangres. This process slowly formed the iconic sand dunes we know today. :: [Robert Scott Horton]

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Goldenrod Spider

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

Summer 2024

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Great Sand Dunes

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The Great Sand Dunes, Colorado 2022

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