Great escapes: the Great Sand Dunes
Great escapes: the Great Sand Dunes
All the dunes you can jump off. Or on.
15 August 2025
Hello friends,
Have you ever sledded down a huge dune? Or leapt off one into space and landed safely two stories lower?
Great Sand Dunes National Park, in Colorado, is a giant-sized sandbox that’s safe to play in. The dunes are ginormous, and the sheer quantity of them is almost humorous: all the dunes you could possibly want. Camping, tubing, and other interesting pastimes abound next to this unusual geological phenomenon, but most of all it’s a great place to clown around.
If you’ve waited in line to have fun at a few too many theme parks, this kind of side trip could be an antidote. I say this with a smile on my face, happily remembering jumping off the dunes myself.
Date
August 15, 2025
Author
Jan Stephens
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