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| SenadR | Amazing work of nature.  Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2010 | |
| This place is amazing, kids love it! | |
| Posted May 22, 2013 3:16 pm | ||
| boisedoc | Interesting place Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2011 | |
| Fun running down | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2011 1:47 pm | ||
| REM | Not the "Tallest" | |
| Multiple times... | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2011 8:42 pm | ||
| LadyWawa | Wonderful! Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2009 | |
| Very cold Christmas Day! Wonderful views!! | |
| Posted Feb 6, 2011 3:58 pm | ||
| Boriss Andean | High Dune, fun hike! Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2005 | |
| Hiked with Karina and Boris. One of my best trips ever. We spent a night at the campground and hiked up to High Dune the following day. We have more fun with the sled on the way down to the stream. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2011 5:26 pm | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Sandy Date Climbed: May 11, 2007 | |
| Beautiful park. | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2011 9:57 am | ||
| hyperbolictans | Fun walk up Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| Climbed up on a windy and cloudy day. Very pleasant. Unique experience to be on top of a sand dune. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2010 12:40 am | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Great Workout! Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| Sludged up the cold morning sand to be the second to summit (behind Eleutheros). Spent a little while conversing with a family at the top (those kids had way too much energy!). Headed back just as the sand started to get hot. Beautiful views of the Sangres all around! | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2009 9:52 pm | ||
| SteveinFXBG | Nothing quite like it Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| We climbed it in the later part of the day when the sun was low and got some great views of the dune field and mountains beyond. The wind was howling at times, and my calves hurt like crazy, but it was completely worth it. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 10:46 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Dune Running Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009 | |
| I was the first to summit in the early morning. Dancing light and shadow brought the dunes to life beneath the awesome backdrop of the Sangres. I ran full speed downhill and only fell once! Found sandhoppers and sunflowers on the way. I also perfected the sandvalanche, a deep cracking and resulting cascade of sand that leaves a deep, ominous rumble echoing among the dunes. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 11:25 am | ||
| csmcgranahan | Amazing sunset! Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009 | |
| Hiked up after dinner and sat on the summit with my friend Jake and witnessed one of the best sunset scenes of my life. Hiked down in the moonlight. Stunning! | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 3:05 pm | ||
| VermontMike | Nowhere near the high point | |
| Sand-slogged up to High Dune summit on a very windy day (40+ mph gusts). . . the views were worth it!!! The highest dune is Star Dune but the high point of the park is over 13,500' in the Sangres. (See the Music Pass area) | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:14 am | ||
| ktiffany22 | NP highpoint! Date Climbed: May 23, 2009 | |
| Summited High Dune, then headed over for a quicker than we thought summit of Star Dune (the true high point of the park). On the way back, hit Point 8,000 something. Got rained on the last 10 minutes of our high. A great day! | |
| Posted May 31, 2009 1:33 am | ||
| foxylady | Fun place! Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2005 | |
| With Jeff and Monica. | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2008 5:25 pm | ||
| kavak | From Parking Lot Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2008 | |
| I have lived in Colorado for 29 years and never visited the Great Sand Dunes. My wife and I stayed in a Yurt at Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa and went to the park the next day. The climb to High Dune wasn't that difficult at all. Of course we had perfect conditions for it. It had snowed on the dunes two days ago and the nights froze the moisture laden sand which made for easier walking. I had some difficulty actually standing on the summit because of a couple who were deeply in love. | |
| Posted Dec 19, 2008 10:12 am | ||
| POLUKO | Amazing little climb Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2008 | |
| Went up for the sunrise and made the mistake of taking my shoes off. It was very cold but once the sun rose everything changed. Amazing sunrise on an amazing hike. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2008 6:53 pm | ||
| skorpeo | great with kids Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008 | |
| I hiked up it with my family. My six year old was proud to beat us all to the top. I think this was my fourth ascent. We really enjoy the Dunes. I did not see any sand woems. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2008 10:32 pm | ||
| McCannster | crazy Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2008 | |
| CU Alpine Club trip. Very windy day and huge wind driven sand plumes blowing off the summit ridge, making it difficult to not cover your face at all. The sand screwed up my camera lens...have to get it fixed now. Climbed at Penitente Canyon the next day. Magnifico! | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2008 11:33 pm | ||
| silversummit | What a great hike! Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008 | |
| We pulled into our site late on the 26th in a rainstorm and woke up to a beautiful cool, clear morn. The hiking was fantastic and made much easier because the sand was wet and actually formed into climbing steps in the steeper sections. We experienced a Rocky Mountain first for our 10 Marylanders and 1 Nebraskan! | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2008 1:47 am | ||
| Pete Castricone | High Dune | |
| Nice end to a long 2007 Memorial Day weekend. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:07 pm | ||
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