Mothers Day 2011

Ah, nothing like a good night's sleep when you're camping!! I couldn't believe it when Glenn came back to the camper at 8:00 and I was still sound asleep!!

After breakfast, he fished a little more and then we packed up and headed to the GREAT SAND DUNES!!! Now you all must know that the Sand Dunes have been on my bucket list since not long after we moved to Colorado - 22 years ago!! Why we have never went is beyond me but what a great Mother's Day gift!!!

We explored the Visitor's Center first and it was neat to see how these sand dunes were formed and all the info about them! They're actually the tallest ones in the United States!!

Because there was NO cloud cover that day - just bright sunshine - it was difficult taking pictures because the sand all looked the same color - which it is of course, but the clouds would have helped with some shading issues!!

We walked out a ways on the dunes but opted not to climb them because the wind was so bad - it was swirling around our legs and I can't imagine how bad it would have been higher up!

The backdrop for the dunes are the San Juan Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and because of recent snows, they were gorgeous!!

Wouldn't the grand kids have fun in this HUGE sandbox???

Usually in the spring, there is water running on this flat part, coming down from the mountains. But it either hasn't started flowing down yet OR it was extremely dry over in this area!

We had a picnic over in the picnic area before we headed out - and yes, it was a long drive home! The truck had been driven in one huge circle in 2 days time - but it was a great start to our camping season and we're already planning the next trip!!