The Great Sand Dunes

We drove to The Great Sand Dunes after leaving Mesa Verde. We were making excellent time and were expected to arrive by 4 PM. However, a propane tanker had turned over on the main road that we needed to take to get there. Seriously, the detour was three hours out of the way. After waiting an hour, we found out that is was going to be at least another hour and a half, not to mention we still had another 1 1/2 drive from that spot. As a result, we ended up taking the three hour detour that took us through New Mexico!

Around 7:30 PM, we finally made it to the Dune. With the sun setting, there wasn't much we had time to do. We got a couple shots of the sun with the Dunes and walked on the sand. But with our energy drained and time running out, we didn't make it very far.

Because it was after 8 PM by the time we made it Alamosa, McDonald's was our dinner choice. Overall, out trip was amazing despite a slight disappointing finish. Over 25ish hours of driving and 1800+ miles later, we made it back home.