A wide panoramic landscape photograph of Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, showing sweeping pink-tan sand dunes in the foreground rising against the dramatic, jagged Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains under a stormy blue-gray sky with visible rain in the distance.

Great Sand Dunes and the Crestone Peaks Sunset

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I visited Great Sand Dunes National Park because we happened to be nearby and I wasn’t sure when I’d be in this corner of Colorado again. After visiting, I would really like to plan a trip back with more time to explore!

The dunes were surprisingly massive against the backdrop of the Crestone Peaks and Sangre de Cristo range. I scoped out a few locations for sunset but ultimately the weather did its thing and a spring storm moved in across the mountains blocking out the light. There were a few minutes where the dunes were lit up by the low angle light to the west and the mountains covered in dark storm clouds and that’s when I took this photo.

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