Great Sand Dunes and Zapata Falls

We got up really early one morning and hiked the hike to Tall Dune at the Great Sand Dunes.

Here we are at the top. It was really windy!



Our first night out we camped at a new campground at Zapata Falls. The campground had just opened for the first time the week before we arrived. It was quiet, with beautiful views of the San Luis Valley. The road up to the falls was pretty rough, but driving slowly we did ok.


Below, Joel is putting on his shoes at Zapata Falls after walking over to the falls through the river.