Today we graced Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve with our presence. It was a 3 hour drive one way. A little far, but I wanted to go.








We found their picnic area and enjoyed another picnic lunch.



The kids had fun in the shallow creek that runs near the dunes. Apparently it is quite the hotspot. People were everywhere playing and enjoying themselves. Several volleyball nets were set up, people had beach chairs, canopies, and the like.




They had fun on the dunes, and you can see I did too. Then the kids got tired. The whining and carrying on began. We also had two gross incidents that involved a nose with a cold and no tissues. We also had sand everywhere.

Dinner was at the one restaurant near the park. We decided to drive home through some mountain passes. It turned into night and we had more . . . you guessed it, rain. Both kids slept on and off. Josh missed having his blankie, which we all suffered through.

It was a long, long day.