Great Sand Dunes National Park
After leaving Santa Fe, we spent a couple of days camping at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. I wanted to photograph the dunes at sunrise. The temperatures had dropped into the teens in the early morning hours and iced the sculptured sand, making the trek up the dunes rather easy. It’s much easier to climb frozen dunes than to sink with every step into soft sand.
This is an incredible shot. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Comment by Joanna Young — October 18, 2008 @ 3:18 am
Wow! Awesome capture! I love the curves and the blues in the shadows–in the ice crystals. Excellent.
Comment by Anna Surface — October 18, 2008 @ 9:47 am
Blue? Fantastic!
Comment by HeyJules — October 18, 2008 @ 12:10 pm
Stunning shot! Who knew there was blue in the desert? Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Comment by Debi — October 18, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
Gorgeous, Bo! Did you guys stay warm in your camper?
Comment by ybonesy — October 18, 2008 @ 5:15 pm
This is what I consider “majestic beauty!”
Brenda
Comment by Brenda Kula — October 18, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
What a great shot! Beautiful scene: your timing was perfect!
Comment by montucky — October 18, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
Blue is awesome.
Comment by Amelia — October 18, 2008 @ 11:33 pm
Beautiful capture.
Comment by Robin — October 19, 2008 @ 10:56 am
Amazingly beautiful! Those shadows and ice are really something.
Comment by quinncreative — October 20, 2008 @ 4:05 pm
Wow. I love this shot. Looks like a painting. Amazing.
Comment by QuoinMonkey — October 20, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
I love the picture of the dunes – the shadow and ice looks amazing!
Comment by Anonymous — October 20, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
wow, that is an awesome shot!
Comment by ankush — October 20, 2008 @ 7:19 pm
It’s almost as if the sand is whipped mocha swirled and frozen.
Comment by Gandalf — October 23, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
sweeping…chilled…and frosted. Worth getting up for.
Comment by Deborah Carr — November 28, 2008 @ 5:52 pm