Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (3-3)


[1. Introduction] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Activities] [4. More about the Park] [5. Conclusion]


3. Activities

[3-1. Medano Creek and Sandboarding] [3-2. High Dune] [3-3. Dunes Overlook Trail] [3-4. Montville Nature Trail] [3-5. Mosca Pass Trail]

3-3. Dunes Overlook Trail

IMG_9263 Dunes Overlook Trail
Figure 3-3.1: Dunes Overlook Trail的步道口。

IMG_9266 Dunes Overlook Trail, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Figure 3-3.2: 步道一開始有耐旱的juniper伴隨。

IMG_9270 Dunes Overlook Trail
Figure 3-3.3: 這地方可以看到Medano Creek。

IMG_9282 Narrow-Leaf Cottonwood
Figure 3-3.4: 前方是narrow-leaf cottonwood,秋天葉子變金黃色時會很好看。

IMG_9326 Narrow-Leaf Cottonwood, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Figure 3-3.5: 這樹幹看起來像是quaking aspen,但葉子不是aspen的樣子,所以這樹的真實身分是narrow-leaf cottonwood。

IMG_9302 Dunes Overlook Trail
Figure 3-3.6: 看到板凳表示到達Dunes Overlook Trail的終點。

IMG_9286 Dunes Overlook Trail, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Figure 3-3.7: 早上可能不是走到這的最好時刻,午後或傍晚也許會比較理想。

IMG_9328 Dunes Overlook Trail
Figure 3-3.8: 往回走的路上,可以看到另一側的Sangre de Cristo Mountains。

除了最熱門的沙丘以及Medano Creek區域,公園也有其他地方可以走動,其中Dunes Overlook Trail是一條相對容易的步道。這步道的起點在公園的營區Piñon Flats Campground裡,步道口大概能停五輛車,如果你有在這營區過夜會比較方便,可以直接從營地走過來。

Dunes Overlook Trail來回只有2.5 miles,且爬升不到500 feet,加上沿路不少地方都有樹遮陽,一般來說走起來算是容易。沿路風景不算有什麼多大的驚喜,即使到了終點可能也不覺得跟從馬路上看到有多大不同。因為沿路有不少narrow-leaf cottonwood這樹葉會變金黃的樹,秋天也許是走這步道最好看的季節。

這步道我走過兩次,另一次是在午後接近傍晚時候走,雖然在到達步道終點時因為雲太厚使得眼前景象缺乏層次感,但回程時的夕陽雲彩效果還不錯。如果想找個地方看夕陽,這步道的終點是個可以考慮的地方,而且可以靠餘暉用大約廿多分鐘走回步道口,安全性應該還可以。

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[3-1. Medano Creek and Sandboarding] [3-2. High Dune] [3-3. Dunes Overlook Trail] [3-4. Montville Nature Trail] [3-5. Mosca Pass Trail]

[1. Introduction] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Activities] [4. More about the Park] [5. Conclusion]

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