I am not sure how to describe today. Stunning, treacherous, wonder-full, and just
plain nice.
This morning when we woke up, the haze had settled and we
could see the dunes in the distance against the backdrop of the mountains. (30 mi by car, maybe 20 if you drew a
straight line from our camp.) We headed
to the park first thing and immediately began our hike up the dunes, since we
knew there was a high wind warning beginning at 1 PM. It was already windy. We hiked in about .75 mi before finally convincing
the girls to turn back. It was pretty brutal. The wind was whipping
sand into our eyes, ears, mouths and stinging our cheeks. The people who work here at the KOA say they
have never seen anything like this. The
girls said they had fun though. And it
really was beautiful. It is a
fascinating and unique combination of ecosystems.
After hiking, we explored the Visitor’s Center and Carmen got an
Audubon book on insects. She is so happy! She keeps reading us things,
then apologizing. Driving back to the
campground was interesting. Visibility
was low because of the dust blowing everywhere and the wind was tossing the
truck around a bit. Glad we weren’t
pulling the camper!
We spent the afternoon at the campground in the rec room, which was
pretty nice. The winds seem to have
calmed down now. We will go back to the
park tomorrow.
Here is a link to a Picasa album.
Let’s see if I figured it out!
Happy travels!
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