Along the Old Spanish Trail - Massive Sand Pile Hides Visitor Delights
May 1st 2009 One of this country’s most dramatic natural curiosities appears, at first glance, to be just a huge pile of sand.
In fact, about 300,000 annual visitors to the Great Sand Dunes--just off the Old Spanish Trail in Southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley--enjoy this renowned national park as if it were a giant sandbox: running or sliding down its 700-foot slopes, wiggling bare toes in its warmth and
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