The tallest dunes in North America sit right in Colorado, creating a surreal landscape of shifting sands, alpine forests, and sparkling streams. Great Sand Dunes National Park is more than just ...

I drove up the road to a parking lot where I could begin a trek across the dunes. Others were far ahead of me, mere specks on a broad surface that midafternoon sunshine rendered a soft beige — you ...

Colorado is famously home to the towering Rocky Mountains. Yet, for a landlocked state, Colorado also has a surprising number of beaches to enjoy. Take, for example, the "mountain beach" right in the ...

Last summer, Stephanie McNamara got her first glimpse of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado. The park is a monument to sand, where dunes stretch across 30 square miles ...