We are back from 4 fun-filled days at The Great Sand Dunes…and we had a blast!! The dunes are simply impossible to describe. Neither words or pictures do them justice, but since a picture is worth a thousand words…

The View From Our Campsite

Walking up the Dunes

Logan and Kyle Playing on the Dunes

Me Surfing the Dunes
(she missed the crash picture that occurred seconds later)

Lindsay Climbing the Tree at our Campsite

Lindsay and I Built “The Great Sandcastle”
The Perfect Home for My Little Princess!

It took us about 5 hours to drive to The Dunes, but it was so worth it! Driving up to this wonder of God’s creation is truly awesome…seeing 40 square miles of sand (over 750 feet deep) nestled against the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range was nothing short of spectacular. And for me it brought back some great childhood memories.

We spent Thursday checking out the Vistor’s center and getting our campsite set up. Friday was a day for building a sand castle…Lindsay wanted a big one so we spent over 3 hours building the biggest sand castle I’ve ever built. Mom also helped the boys build a pyramid. Saturday we went 4-wheeling up Medano Creek..it was dry by the main area, but a few miles up-stream it was flowing. We played in the water and climbed some huge dunes (the best part is running down). On Sunday, we had breakfast and packed up for home! This is one of those family vacations we’ll treasure forever…can’t wait to go back when everyone is a little older.

The most memorable moment of the trip happened on Saturday after we 4-wheeled up Medano Creek (by the way, I love the Xterra). Lindsay and I climbed to the top of a huge sand dune on the edge of the creek and decided it was time for the real fun…running down the dune! In my haste I forgot to give her a few tips for how to run down a dune safely. So we took off and within seconds Lindsay had the crash of a lifetime! Face planting, barrel rolling….it was truly awesome! She wasn’t hurt (well, at least not physically…her ego was another matter). It was one of those awesome wipe-outs you never seem to capture on video…except we did capture this one. So (with her permission) here is the edited video for your viewing pleasure…

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