Day Ten - Great Sand Dunes

Trip Start Jul 18, 2008
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Trip End Jul 29, 2008


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Monday, July 28, 2008

We were racing against sundown - this national park is way out of the way but we really wanted to see it.  The sand dunes are HUGE and cover 30 sq miles!  I immediately set a goal to get to the top..he he he!  Of course we make it...a mile and a half uphill in the sand...but not without some serious pain.  I left everything I have on that dune!  Once you start climbing it looks like you are at the top, then you realize you have another summit...climb again...no energy and breathing hard but you are almost there.  Nooooo...at the second "summit" we realize there is one more hill (we hope) but YES we make it to the top of the High Dune - WHOHOOOOOOOOOO.  We are so high up we can't even see the car...wow.  Now gotta get down before it is totally dark.
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