One additional camper entered the campground after we went to bed last night and we didn’t notice them until the morning. We stayed at a great spot. Originally Wells thought we camped well below the snow line but in the morning we saw plenty of snow in the woods. Also there was a heavy coating of ice on the cover to the truck bed while we stayed cozy in our camper. We are enjoying it getting cold inside the camper at night and then flipping on the heat before we get out of bed.
Today’s an easy drive to Great Sand Dunes National Park. Since it’s Friday we expect several campers will be arriving later in the day for the weekend so we arrive midday and have our pick of several empty sites. This is the first overnight camping we are doing in a National Park on this trip. The sites are small and are suitable for big rigs but our 16’ trailer is perfect for this place. Between 3 and 4 PM the campground fills up yet people continue to drive in hoping for an empty spot.
Earlier in the day when we first arrived in the National Park Wells asked a Park Ranger for advice in photographing the sand dunes. He consulted the up to date weather forecast which called for 25 mph winds and thunderstorms. He advised Wells not to go out in the dunes later today since the conditions would be difficult. Wells took a wait and see approach on photographing later. He does take some photos of the dunes from outside of them with a longer lens, 70-200mm with positive results. Plenty of storms moved in and prospects become less promising. With luck later in the day the wind is not as strong as predicted so there is not the feared blowing sand so Wells heads out an hour before sundown.
With decent light he gets some he is happy with for now. We have a few conversations with fellow campers then hit the hay.
Seeing North America 