Tag: medano creek
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Colorado Springs tourism sector optimistic amid some troubling forecasts
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, the summer tourism season is underway — and, according to some forecasts, it could be disappointing. Amid President Donald Trump’s ever-evolving trade war, the World Travel & Tourism Council says the U.S is on track to lose $12.5 billion in international visitor spending this year. And with falling consumer…
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Annual beach scene starting to form in Colorado
Colorado’s most curious beach is starting to take shape. As April was turning to May, Medano Creek was making its annual appearance at the foot of North America’s highest sand dunes. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve reported “a shallow, gentle flow,” with initial snowmelt yielding “braided channels” running 20 feet wide and an…
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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…