Last weekend we went to visit Matt's Uncle Joe and Aunt Kelly. They live about three hours south of Denver. They live in the middle of nowhere in the mountains, it is fabulous! We didn't have cell phone signal or internet signal and it was wonderful to get away for a few days.
The 2 hr drive to the Dunes felt like 30 min because the scenery was just magnificent. The below picture is just as we were driving up to the park!
We had done our research on the Dunes and came prepared to hike up and sled down! So we borrowed a sled from Diana and Jordan and started our hike up!
The Dune's just kept going and going. Just when we thought we were about to the top, we would reach a summit and realize we had yet a ways to go.
Here I am playing in the sand and trying to climb up a very steep section for fun!! We were covered in sand by the end of the day.
Here we are at the top, what breathtaking views!
Now it's time to start the fun part, sledding down the dunes!!
Matt went first, this hill looked so steep I was a little scared. But I quickly learned that sand and snow sledding are very different!
Coming down you can sort of skate down in the sand, it was a lot of fun and much easier than climbing up in sand!
My turn!
We slid down this bowl together!
And we conquered the hill without any major casualties!
Back at the bottom we played in the river that runs at the base of the Dunes. It is super warm and great sand for walking and wading!
Fun times playing in the sand! We didn't do this but we took a picture to capture the atmosphere!
Back at the bottom we played in the river that runs at the base of the Dunes. It is super warm and great sand for walking and wading!
Fun times playing in the sand! We didn't do this but we took a picture to capture the atmosphere!
We left the park and headed to Zapata falls next for a refreshing look at some waterfalls!
When we got there we realized that you have to hike up the river to see the falls and this water was cold mountain water.
Once you climb up the river a little ways the falls are hidden back in this little cave. Here we are just getting out of the falls, it was sooooo cold, that aching numbing cold! But very refreshing in the hot afternoon sun afterwards.
Trying not to fall in the stream
Leaving the park after a wonderful and rejuvenating day! We've decided this is our sort of amusement park, much better than six flags or Worlds of Fun! We hope to come back and camp with friends some day soon.
When we got there we realized that you have to hike up the river to see the falls and this water was cold mountain water.
Once you climb up the river a little ways the falls are hidden back in this little cave. Here we are just getting out of the falls, it was sooooo cold, that aching numbing cold! But very refreshing in the hot afternoon sun afterwards.
Trying not to fall in the stream
Leaving the park after a wonderful and rejuvenating day! We've decided this is our sort of amusement park, much better than six flags or Worlds of Fun! We hope to come back and camp with friends some day soon.
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