Great Sand Dunes
The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising 750 feet from the floor of Colorado's San Luis Valley, formed over 440,000 years from the remains of an ancient lake at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Everything Alamosa is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Alamosa.
The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising 750 feet from the floor of Colorado's San Luis Valley, formed over 440,000 years from the remains of an ancient lake at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Right here, near Alamosa, you're close to a piece of railroad history: Rio Grande 169. This steam locomotive tells a story of connecting communities across the rugged landscapes of the Old West. Built in 1883 by Baldwin…
Imagine facing down cattle ranchers determined to push you off your land – that's the story of the Trujillo Homesteads. This ranch was first settled in the 1860s by Teofilo Trujillo, a Mexican sheep farmer. His son,…
The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising 750 feet from the floor of Colorado's San Luis Valley, formed over 440,000 years from the remains of an ancient lake at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
750-foot sand dunes backed by 14000-foot peaks. Surreal contrast in southern Colorado.
Imagine raising the American flag where it definitely wasn't supposed to be! That's exactly what explorer Zebulon Pike did right here. In 1807, Pike and his expedition, officially on a mapping mission, found themselves…