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Great Sand Dunes National Monument

(now a National Park)

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This place was a National Monument when I was there, so it's still a National Monument here. But it's been promoted by Congress to a National Park. One that's supposedly haunted, but I digress...

This park wasn't on my initial trip plan, but it was close to our route, and Jo said we should stop. It was one of those teachable moments, that if it's national park or monument along the way, it probably worth a stop. Later we would apply that philosophy to most State Parks as well...

Along Colorado-150
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Great Sand Dunes National Monument
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US-160 (Colorado, Wolf Creek Pass)
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I drove US-160 from I-25 to the Four Corners. It's a nice drive, with several major attractions along the way, such as Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde National Parks, and a place you can stand on four states at one time.

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Colorado / 29 Images. Visited Sep 1997.

Great Sand Dunes Trip Report: Sep 1997.

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