A Few Days in Great Sand Dunes NP: What We Did + Things To Know Before You Go!

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A Few Days in Great Sand Dunes NP: What We Did + Things To Know Before You Go!

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3 жыл бұрын

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Great Sand Dunes National Park is a fun place with mountains and sand dunes near Alamosa, Colorado!
Here are some helpful links:
Great Sand Dunes NPS Site: www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm
Current Flow Conditions at Medano Creek: www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisi...
Oasis Website: www.greatdunes.com/x-sports.html
Info about horseback riding on NPS site: www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisi...
Horseback Riding at GSDNP through Ranchlands (need reservation): ranchlands.com/ranch-stays/za...
Art of Our Parks Coloring Book: www.amazon.com/Art-Our-Parks-...
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@TravelogueIna 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the share my friend, Wonderful Great Sand Dunes National Park Nice Tour and have a nice day my friend..

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@rafaelangelpereiraastua6117 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter Maricruz is visiting this spectacular tourist site today. I see it is a place that is really worth visiting. Rafael Pereira, from Turrialba Costa Rica.

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@WesLovelace 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful mountain back drop....When there's no snow the sand boarding is a lot of fun!!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yes! i have tried snow boarding one time and sand boarding one time, i think i liked sand boarding more because it's easier to strap the board on and it hurts less when you fall!

@MayMirandaOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Its such a nice view! You get to see the sand dunes and at the same time the alps with snow! Thanks for showing us around! Looking forward to your new uploads - May

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! thank you May :)

@t-boys9764 2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean the Rocky's. Is this Colorado or Europe?

@travelxstasy 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice vlog. Good fun in the sand dunes. The horse riding in the dunes looked so cool. Greetings and a new follower of your vlog. Keep posting cool videos.👍

@DavidBONG-MYSG 3 жыл бұрын

That’s soooooooo much of fun and amazing experience being there. Loves watching both of your adventures. Thanks for sharing😁. I enjoyed so much watching your video. Have a wonderful week. Like 34👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗 Have a great day David!

@TheCrafterNookWithConnie 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place Bit of a learning curve for sand boarding You are so right about the comparison of the dunes and a beach Nice upload 👍👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :D it was a lot of work to walk on those dunes!

@davidgupta9248 3 жыл бұрын

Nice park though pretty hard those sand surfings!👍but you guys kept on trying, refused to give up! That's great!👍 thank you for sharing another amazing fun-filled and exciting experience with us friend!👍 take care and stay blessed Steph!💐

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you David! I'm glad you liked it - we had a lot of fun sand boarding :)

@ricksuydam5718 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Awesome country, great video!

@TravelSzN Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@SpacemanTV2 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful people! Beautiful trip! Love it!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very much!

@OpenRoad4Two 3 жыл бұрын

Always have to try new things. The sand boarding looks difficult, but super fun to try! Love the sunset sky.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Trying new things is great :D. Sand boarding was tough, but fun! :)

@EasyHikes4810 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a lot of fun guys👍🙂 and the stacking on the dunes was quite entertaining too😆! I bet you slept well that night🥱. Great video👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yep we were tired by the end of that day! thanks for watching :)

@BundaLiaRavito 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Great Sand Dunes National Park...nice Tour and have a nice day ny friend 👌🙏

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 👍

@healthylifestylewithlittle952 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great sand boarding. Looks fun. I would love to be there to enjoy the dunes. Beautiful sharing. Glad to be here friend 🤝🤗

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

@JerusalemWalker 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video my friend! 🙂👍 Thank you for sharing!

@DesGreene 3 жыл бұрын

That sandboarding looks like great fun! And as you say, a nice soft landing when you fall 😁 All the best👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yes - it is extra fun when falling does not hurt! lol

@joanbjornas682 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting the video. We are going in October, and this gives me an idea of what to expect

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Have an amazing time!

@WanderlustWellman 3 жыл бұрын

I love this place! Sandboarding is so much fun, it was great to see you guys give it a go 👍 there’s a great waterfall nearby called Zapata falls which is definitely worth checking out too

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

We drove past the pulloff for Zapata Falls but we didn't stop there! I wish I did. We will have to go back and do more next time :D

@reelhappytravellers2691 3 жыл бұрын

Good times equal to great memories on this video!!!!!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yes! thanks very much!

@priba11 3 жыл бұрын

Great adventure! Beautiful place to visit! Nice surf on sand❤️👍👍☺️☺️ Big greetings from Croatia!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@hdi4eva-castlesbydrone531 3 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome National Park. Never heard of this one before. The dunes are pretty high. I loved the funny sandboarding part and I can imagine that it is kind of exhausting climbing up those dunes several times. You did a little better than Nate, Stoof, even with the camera stick in your hands.😉 Great video again, my dear friend. A joy and fun to watch. Best wishes, Michael.👏👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks for recognizing the camera! it was tough to board while holding that thing! hahah. have an awesome day Michael!

@jmart07 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great video, thank you!!

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@canadaroad1798 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing me a new place Thumbs-up 👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@saundrac9 3 жыл бұрын

Spectacular, I really want to go, but I have some mobility issues, so I think I’ll live vicariously through your video.😌

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

aw thank you! glad we can take you there virtually!

@FrankNowakFSB 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like so unreal with your boards in the sand😊Great upload my dear friends 👍Thank you for sharing ⭐Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪Frank

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Frank!

@SAZTravel 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Keep it up!!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You too!

@1HarryH 3 жыл бұрын

very beautiful filming, thanks for sharing like40

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@JessicaKwon 3 жыл бұрын

amazing dunes!!

@SharingtheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Great sands seems like such a neat place! I feel like having sand everywhere would get so annoying at a point though, but getting to explore somewhere like Tatooine makes it totally worth it! And those sandboards look so fun too! What a wild sport!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes!! I had to look up Tatooine but Nate immediately knew what you were talking about. It was a ton of fun, thanks for watching!

@brianjohnsadventure Жыл бұрын

I’m almost done watching your video. And I will watch the whole thing really great video. I’m on my way to great Sand dunes at the moment. This was actually my first national park that I ever went to in 2016 when I started traveling about six years ago. I’m finally back and trying to make content for KZfaq so I’m super excited to be back with a little bit more of a purpose For video creation. The first time that I went I was actually just on my way to Yellowstone and that really is the only thing that was on my mind and I stopped at other national parks along the way. I’m super excited this time and again great job on the video I’m going to subscribe to your channel

@TravelSzN Жыл бұрын

thank you! have a great time back at Great Sand Dunes! We also visited a bunch of places before we started our KZfaq channel and we have to go back with an effort to record more for the channel! lol

@ParksandPlacesOnline 3 жыл бұрын

I did a night hike to be at the top of the tallest dune for sunrise. It was amazing. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! :O Was it super cold when you hiked that early?

@ParksandPlacesOnline 3 жыл бұрын

@@TravelSzN We were there the early part of September and it was cool but not cold early morning. Best part is that there is little wind in the morning compared to the afternoon to kick up the sand.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParksandPlacesOnline Aw that is awesome! I noticed it did get windier in the afternoon each day. Thanks for sharing that you did that- I never even thought to try that hike before sunrise! So cool!

@swisssights 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! These dunes are amazing! I woud like to try sandboarding :-) Big like from Switzerland!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@MobyLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, absolutely awesome dunes! I would ride on this board.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yeah it is a lot of fun! thanks for watching :)

@mydelicioustrips 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great 👍 it’s amazing vlog

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very much!

@minicouples 3 жыл бұрын

The sand dunes looks like a movie set. So cool that you can surf on it

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yeah! it was a lot of fun! :)

@TRAVELSTUCK 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video . I visited it in the month of June .

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thanks very much! glad you liked it!

@kckcmctcrc 2 жыл бұрын

Visited the GSDNP several years ago...we'd heard about surfing so we brought our Snow Saucers...didn't work at all, need to get the boards and give them a good waxing. Then we got into a gully washer...pouring down rain...that river was just like the woman said, stretched from the Parking lot to out near the dunes...but it was not more than a foot deep and very easy to cross. We had the most fun hiking up the steep dunes and running down...all in all a very unique great NP.

@BookItTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Working on our video of the Great Sand Dunes now!

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

aw nice, did you guys like the park?

@BookItTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@@TravelSzN yup it was great! Not a ton to do so glad we only booked a night there.

@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang Жыл бұрын

Nice cool video

@woongtv-naturehealing273 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, my new friend. Wow, that's a fantastic and healing ❤💙💜 video. Especially the scenery of nature is as beautiful as Mars. I'm glad to be your great channel friend 💗💝🌿 Have a lucky 💝🌳💘🌺🌷💙❤💚💜💖 day 👍👍👍🤙👌

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@NatureBeauty_11 3 жыл бұрын

Wow~ great sand dune!! Riding board in the sand looks fun and safe. Riding a horse in the sand looks fun and safe, too. And having a creek in the sand dune is wonderful!!🤗

@danofiremano Жыл бұрын

GSDNP is one of my favorite places to fly kites & I try to go there everytime I'm in the SLV. I might be moving to Alamosa soon too!

@annadtravel 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pleace 💪😁👍7. Thanks

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Anna!

@MyPlaces 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice.Big like from me my friend 👍👍

@TheJhtlag Жыл бұрын

Dark sky location too, see the milky way! (which is the byline on their national park poster) Occasional talks on stars and stuff in the evening. Fun watching the sand do that hourglass thing. Also have eggs and green chilis (I think) at the Oasis for breakfast. good stuff.

@leeherring470 3 жыл бұрын

Go Pens. Kool video!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Hoping for a great season next year!! Lets Go Pens! :D

@hobbyhobbyhobbyhobby 4 ай бұрын

holy shit great painting

@TravelSzN 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@tilly012011 2 жыл бұрын

I have a family that might love it to .

@captjono1 3 жыл бұрын

Cool 👍

@SoundsofNaturebest 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@alexanyanEVN 3 жыл бұрын

Nice place! Love from Armenia....

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting!

@BoogsieClarke Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload in your travels Steph xo

@JanaKurtelly 3 жыл бұрын

WOW

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Jana!

@vs123 3 жыл бұрын

Wow wow nateral beautiful

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@northleafcanadawalks 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting . New Sub

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome! :)

@zaindanpetualang7384 3 жыл бұрын

Like38 Thank you for the share my friend. And succes for u❤👍

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting!

@TravellersVlogSKW 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome. Just join your channel.See you.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome :)

@markrichardsocioprojectgo1800 2 жыл бұрын

You should snowboard down the Indiana dunes and at the bottom you can go straight into the water and start surfing on your snowboard. Haha

@KoneTravelVlog 3 жыл бұрын

cool. It much harder on sand than snow.

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

It is definitely easier to get the board off because you don't have to strap it to a snowboarding boot, but going down the hill was pretty tough! haha

@blertakalludra7868 3 жыл бұрын

Woow

@mariesca13 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great video. How far of walking from the parking lot to the sand. Thanks

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

It varies all the time due to the winds continuously carrying the sand grains and depositing them in new places. Sometimes there is even a shallow creek flowing between the parking lot and dunes. For our visit in April 2021, it was about a dry 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the spot where we could dune-board.

@squallded7244 Жыл бұрын

Saw this on the back of a quarter

@vegasmediausa7846 3 жыл бұрын

💕💓☺😛😉 full watch 👍 stay connected ❤️ friend

@janjaylangelo4 3 жыл бұрын

Have you been to the White Sand National Park in New Mexico and Death Valley Sand Dunes? I wonder which one is better. The White Sand in NM was really beautiful with white sand, this one looks muddy. Great video though, thanks!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to go to White Sands (even before it became a National Park!) We were supposed to go last year but changed our plans due to house renovations and covid. I have not been to Death Valley either (that was also on our original planned trip for last year). Hoping to visit these parks in the next few years. If you want to visit one of these places in the summer months, I'd probably go with White Sands because it will be a little cooler than Death Valley. If you want to have a trip with lots of different hiking and driving viewpoints, Death Valley is a much larger park and there might be more things to do there. Hope that helps :)

@janjaylangelo4 3 жыл бұрын

@@TravelSzN thanks for the reply. I have been to White Sand NP in NM. That is why I was wondering if this one in Colorado was worth seeing. Death Valley is one of my favorite, I should say is an all-in-one park because every point is different. Although I didn't get to see the sand dunes and the crater, plan to go back in the future. I visited in December, the weather was perfect. You will love it! Keep on the adventures and videos coming!

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

@@janjaylangelo4 aw man that's awesome you have been to both of those! I'm sure I'll love them when I finally get to see them. Great Sand Dunes in CO was a smaller park with one main parking area to access the dunes, but you can also hike the surrounding mountains and raft on the creek in the summer months! I would recommend it to anyone that likes a variety of outdoor fun :)

@craigarons8492 3 жыл бұрын

Planning on going here as well. What did you do with the dog while in the park?

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

We have an air conditioned RV, so we left him at home while we visited and dune boarded. Dogs are allowed in the main day use areas in this park though, so you are welcome to bring your pup! :) more info about dogs in GSDNP: www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/pets.htm

@craigarons8492 3 жыл бұрын

@@TravelSzN Thanks very much for the information and the link!

@OliN_yul 3 жыл бұрын

Hello my friend, I have enjoyed watching your video 😍 I keep in touch to keep a good meeting with you 🥂 See you again 😘SB🎁 👌👊 👍44

@Shabbby1 2 жыл бұрын

Can you rent boards at the information centre?

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, maybe someone else watching will know and they can comment here!

@lanhamstraus7306 3 жыл бұрын

What company are your sunglasses?

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew the brand - I got them at a Target near Montrose CO!

@elflordsjourneys 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful scenery for photos and paintings stoof, I'll pass on the sand in my pants.🤪

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha yep there was sand everywhere!!

@101ummm 15 күн бұрын

What time of the year did you go?

@TravelSzN 12 күн бұрын

Spring - late March/ early April

@KNBARON 3 жыл бұрын

GO TO THE WATER FALLS >>>JUST BEFORE THE GSNP

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing!

@hoadocuocsongsec 3 жыл бұрын

Like 👍👍😘😘❤️❤️

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@eduardoheide4835 2 жыл бұрын

can you take an atv?

@TravelSzN 2 жыл бұрын

ATVs are not permitted in Great Sand Dunes NP according to their site. Here is 4wd info: www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/medano-pass-road.htm

@stevenwilson2225 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew such a thing exists inland. I’m not too old to be educated

@TravelSzN 3 жыл бұрын

yep it is pretty amazing! The geologic history is really interesting if you'd like to read about how those dunes got there: www.nps.gov/grsa/learn/nature/sanddunes.htm