Great Sand Dunes National Park
photographer: Nathan Acks
date: 2018-07-08
A weekend at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Technically a work trip, but I managed to fit in one short hike on the dunes.
Looking north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Mount Herard can be seen at far right, and Cleveland Peak in the distance near center.
Looking north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Mount Herard can be seen at right.
A panorama from north to east across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Mount Herard can be seen left of center, with Mount Zwischen visible near center.
Looking north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are just visible at far right.
A panorama from west to north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. Mount Herard can be seen in the background at right. A group of sandboarders can be seen just left of center.
Looking west towards the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. A group of sandboarders can be seen at far-left, while two backpackers approach in the distance at right.
Looking east towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. Mount Zwischen can be seen in the distance at center-left.
A seedling growing near the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. Mount Herard can be seen in the distance at left, and Mount Zwischen in the distance at far-right.
Looking south towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes.
Looking north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Mount Herard can be seen at center, and Cleveland Peak in the distance near center-left.
Looking west towards the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes.
A spider eats a moth inside Len Montgomery and my tent.
The eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes at sunrise. Mount Herard can be seen in the background at right; Len Montgomery and Nathan Acks’ shadows are visible at left.
The eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes at sunrise.
Len Montgomery at the Great Sand Dunes.
Looking north across the eastern edge of the Great Sand Dunes. Mount Herard is just visible at far right.
Looking north across the Great Sand Dunes towards Mount Herard.
Looking south across the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Looking southwest across the Great Sand Dunes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are visible at left.
Len Montgomery and Nathan Acks shadows on the Great Sand Dunes.
Looking west across the Great Sand Dunes.
Looking south across the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Len Montgomery can be seen ahead of me on the dune ridge at far left.
Looking north across the Great Sand Dunes.
A panorama from east to south across the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Looking south across the Great Sand Dunes towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Len Montgomery can be seen ahead of me on the dune ridge near the center of the frame.
A panorama from west to north across the Great Sand Dunes. Mount Herard can be seen in the distance at far right.
Looking southwest across the Great Sand Dunes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are visible at left.
Len Montgomery at the Great Sand Dunes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains lie in the distance.