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Dunes at sunset along the southern edge of the dune field

Dunes at sunset along the southern edge of the dune field in Great Sand Dunes National Park

National parks: Restoration - public domain image

Pit restoration in process, Sand Creek Gravel Pit 7, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado.

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Views at Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Colorado

Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This g More

Great Sand Dunes National Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dune Ridges and Gold Aspens Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mikayla Thomas, GIP intern - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Mikayla Thomas, GIP intern at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado.

First snow of the season - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

First snow of the season in Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Star Dune Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of Great Sand Dunes NPP from Space

Photo taken of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve from the International Space Station in 2008.

Elk Near Entrance Road - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A bull elk and females in the grasslands southwest of the dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park

Girl in Medano Creek Wave - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A girl enjoys the wave action of Medano Creek at Great Sand Dunes National Park in May 2010.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Medano Creek, Dunes, and Cleaveland Peak Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Rocky Mountain elk herd at sunrise, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2014.

Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), along with other large animals like pronghorn, sandhill cranes and golden eagles, are often seen by visitors in the fall to spring. Elk prefer open grasslands and More

Starflowers in front of Star Dune and Crestone Peaks, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

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Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bird in flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

American avocet mother and fledglings, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

These American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) fledglings are learning from their mother how to feed in the wetland shallows. Their father is also helping rear the young. His job is to chase away other birds a More

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

This artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal is indigenous to North America. Commonly known simply as pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), it is the fastest land animal in North America, able to reach 60 miles per hour! D More

Sand dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela theatina), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Found only in Great Sand Dunes NP, these little beetles have very unique characteristics. While most insects are short-lived, the tiger beetle takes over two-and-a-half years (including two winter hibernations) More

American avocets reflection in the wetland, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

In spring, American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) have a striking, rusty-orange breeding plumage. This species lays light green speckled eggs right on the shore of the wetlands, with little to no nest mater More

Snow-capped mountain as seen from the wetlands of San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Medano Creek becomes wetlands and lakes west of the dunefield by mid-summer. Shorebirds, amphibians and elk are often seen near the wetlands.

Dune ripples, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

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Male mountain bluebird (Sialia currocoides), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

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Herd of elk running across the dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), along with other large animals like pronghorn, sandhill cranes and golden eagles, are often seen by visitors in the fall to spring. Elk prefer open grasslands and More

Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Sandhill cranes mate for life, choosing their partners based on dancing displays. They stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow and leap into the air during their mating display. Juvenile sandhill cranes usua More

Moorise over Mount Herard, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

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American avocets in the wetlands, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Where does all of the water in Medano Creek go? It disappears beyond the end of the dunefield, then emerges again as wetlands west of the dunes. This water makes a surprising oasis of life in the desert and is More

Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 2015.

Sandhill cranes mate for life, choosing their partners based on dancing displays. They stretch their wings, pump their heads, bow and leap into the air during their mating display. Juvenile sandhill cranes usua More

The distant dunes of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

A surprising place to get wet, but also a handy place to then get dry (except when it's raining) is Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. One finds the obligatory dunes of sand here, in fact, the tallest in North America, rising in one spot 750 feet above the floor of the More

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America, were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

Rural scene near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

A storm brews over the sagebrush near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

View from right on top of the tallest dune in North America at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America, were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

A surprising place to get wet, but also a handy place to then get dry (except when it's raining) is Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. One finds the obligatory dunes of sand here, in fact, the tallest in North America, rising in one spot 750 feet above the floor of the More

Sunset over the mountains near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

Footprints at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America, were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

A surprising place to get wet, but also a handy place to then get dry (except when it's raining) is Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. One finds the obligatory dunes of sand here, in fact, the tallest in North America, rising in one spot 750 feet above the floor of the More

A portion of Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America,were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

Sunset over the mountains near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

Rural scene near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

View of the tallest dune in North America at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America, were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

A surprising place to get wet, but also a handy place to then get dry (except when it's raining) is Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. One finds the obligatory dunes of sand here, in fact, the tallest in North America, rising in one spot 750 feet above the floor of the More

Small farmhouse and the distant dunes of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

Rural scene near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

Road to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp More

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, one of America's newest national parks to be established (in 2004), in the San Luis Valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunes, the tallest in North America, were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the valley

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

View from right on top of the tallest dune in North America at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More

Distant view of Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (the brownish hills of sand below the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range) in south-central Colorado's Alamosa County

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2002:038-13). Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within More