Tag: great sand dunes
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Mark your calendar for free days at Colorado’s national parks
It’s the busy season for Colorado’s national parks and monuments — summer, when more than ever drivers pay entrance fees up to $35. That won’t be required on select dates in the weeks and months ahead. June 19 is the National Park Service’s next “fee-free day.” That will be in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday…
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‘Average’ but ‘always extraordinary’ creek flows expected at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A seasonal phenomenon like no other across Colorado’s natural sanctuaries is starting to show. But it might be a few more weeks before the ultimate “surge flow” at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, rangers say. That’s the term for Medano Creek’s rhythmic waves,…
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‘Average’ but ‘always extraordinary’ creek flows expected at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
A seasonal phenomenon like no other across Colorado’s natural sanctuaries is starting to show. But it might be a few more weeks before the ultimate “surge flow” at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, rangers say. That’s the term for Medano Creek’s rhythmic waves, which in years of intense runoff can swell up to…