There were limited campgrounds close to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado so Davis’s attempted our second Boondocking night… smashing success. The internet recommended a small Bauru of Land Management road at the base of the Rockies where the dessert becomes mountains. The only people within 20 miles was a couple living the #vanlife with a custom van and their dog Cooper. The sunset and sunrise were spectacular and the price was right.
The Great Sand Dunes is an unbelievable piece of earth. Nestled between the dessert and the mountains is a perfect Sahara-like dessert landscape. There are no trails… Just climb the highest sand dune. After almost a mile of 1 step forward ¾ of a step back we had reached as high as we wanted to go. We spent the next hour watching Bryce play in the sand and then the next 30 minutes cleaning sand out of our mobile home…
