“Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were big things.” ~Robert Brault
I wasn’t kidding last week when I said “I might just go find something fulfilling to do this spring, like play in a big sandbox, so I can once again view the world through the eyes of a child.” This Easter weekend, my husband, our adult son and I had a reunion in southern Colorado, not too far from the border of New Mexico. We visited San Luis Valley to see Great Sand Dunes National Park http://bit.ly/e6KfIw.
There is an artist in residence at this National Park who works 24/7. She is assisted in her sculpture work by her helpers, the wind, the rain, the freeze and the thaw of the Colorado snow. The changing climate and seasons and the sub-surface aquifer also help to chisel and carve the sand sculpture created by the artist, Mother Earth. One only needs to stand amid this enormous natural sculpture for moments to realize that the sweeping winds change the shape and form of nature’s art work from moment to moment.
The sand dunes at this National Park, surrounded by majestic 14,000 ft mountain peaks are the tallest sand dunes in North America. They measure 750 feet high covering more than 330 square miles. One of the most diverse parks in the country, the elevation ranges from 7,515’ to 13,604.’ It includes one of the rarest natural eco-systems on earth. From mountain peaks to sandy deserts to wetlands, this National Park leaves no doubt in one’s mind that God, the greatest architect in the World, created this glorious site for mankind to enjoy. For more information on how this vast area of sand was deposited in a very remote mountainous area of Colorado, visit http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm.
In a place where there are not many things to do other than witness the beauty of the Sangre de ChristoMountains(meaning blood of Christ) and the awesome Great Sand Dunes National Park, we filled our Easter baskets with remembering how nice it was to be all together again, as a family of three.
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Hi Sue. It’s great that you had a nice trip over Easter and shared this special sight-seeing experience with Marc. Thank you for posting the lovely photos.
We took Dan’s parents on a road trip through southern Colorado to Santa Fe a few years ago. It was the last time Dan’s father visited before he passed away. One of our most memorable stops along the way was the Great Sand Dunes.
No one can begin to imagine the vastness of the sand dunes until you begin walking among them. It is mind bloggling that sand deposits of this enormity could be at the foothills of 14,000 ft mountains. Glad your family got to see this site!
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