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Sculpted by wind and seemingly straight out of Arabia, these 55 sq miles of sand
dunes seem to appear out of nowhere. Ringed by mountain peaks and glassy wetlands,
Great Sand Dunes National Park (
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) is both eerie and amazing. Watch as sunlight
forms shifting shadows and the wind wipes clean your footprints. Distance is an elusive
concept in this monochromatic, misplaced sea of sand. The most dramatic time is day's
end, when sunset puts the dunes in high contrast.
