Alamosa, CO

Finally!  The sun returned after five days.

These are the Spanish Peaks as seen from

Walsenburg, CO.

Another set of snow covered peaks on Rt. 160 W.

I thought this was pretty cool with the way the

cloud looks like it is steam coming from a volcano.

Just after the North La Veta Pass on Rt. 160 W.

We were at 9413 feet.  I love that clear

blue Colorado sky!

We found this store in Fort Garland.

No, we did not go in to buy any.

This was our second time here.  The first time

it was in the pouring rain.

 

The Great Sand Dunes back up to the 

Sangre de Cristo (blood of Christ)

Mountains.

Welcome!

Look for the little "dots" behind Bill's head

and his right shoulder.  Those are people

climbing the dunes!

Closeup of the "dots".

Count them.  There are twelve people!

Taken from the Pinyon Flats in the park.

The trees are pinyon pines.

Star Dune on the left is 755 feet.

High Dune in the middle is 699 feet.

The kids like to surf down the dunes

using sand boards.

As we are leaving the Dunes, in the background

are the San Juan Mountains.  Here we come,

Alamosa!