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	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The dunes were formed from sand deposits of the Rio Grande River and its tributaries, flowing through the San Luis Valley.
		If the streams were to dry up, the dunes would disappear; in fact part of the motivation of turning the Monument into a Park in 2000 was the extra protection of the water, which Colorado's cities and agriculture covet.
		This continues, and the dunes are slowly enlarging by the wind that daily changes the shape of the dunes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Sand_Dunes_National_Park_and_Preserve

	Great Sand Dunes
		To ensure the integrity of the dunes, the National Parks Conservation Association supports expansion of the monument to include the upper watershed and sand sheet.
		Great Sand Dunes provides habitat for at least six species of insects that are found nowhere else in the world, including the imperiled Great Sand Dunes tiger beetle.
		Dunes National Monument, these unique desert land forms were built and are continuously maintained by prevailing southwest winds that blow across the valley.
	www.npca.org /explore_the_parks/new_parks/greatsanddunes.asp

	Great Sand Dunes Become National Park (washingtonpost.com)
		Great Sand Dunes National Park, a desert at the base of the Rocky Mountains, will be protected from commercial interests that sought the rights to water near the dunes.
		The Great Sand Dunes are kept in place by a series of rivers that provide the sand and form the borders of the sandy field.
		The national park designation, and accompanying federal land acquisition, means the water -- and the dunes -- will stay in place.
	washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18908-2004Sep13.html?...

	sand on Encyclopedia.com
		Sand grains may be rounded or more or less angular, and differences in shape and size account chiefly for differences in such important properties as porosity (proportion of interstices to the total mass), permeability to gases and liquids, and viscosity, or resistance to flow.
		Sand is formed as a result of the weathering and decomposition of igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks.
		Sandstone and quartzite rocks are indurated masses of sand, and sand deposits are sometimes formed by the weathering of sandstone and quartzite formations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/sand.asp

	Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado
		Great Sand Dunes National Monument: Colorado's mystifying sandbox
		Seven-hundred-feet tall and covering over 54 square miles, the Great Sand Dunes of Colorado is one of the truly bizarre sights of the American West.
		The land of the Great Dunes is one of divergent landscapes.
	www.cyberwest.com /cw05/v5adwst2.html

	Great Sand Dunes NP & Pres, CO GMP - Superintendent's Note
		The wilderness review, which is required by law and National Park Service policy, will examine areas within the expanded Great Sand Dunes boundary to determine whether they are suitable for, and should be proposed as, wilderness.
		We would like to make you aware of two planning initiatives at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, a unit of the National Park System.
		The Great Sand Dunes general management plan will provide management direction for resource stewardship, visitor understanding and appreciation, partnerships, facilities, and operations for the next 15-20 years.
	planning.nps.gov /parkweb/default.cfm?RecordID=118

	Great Sand Dunes National Park Designation
		Snow melting from the peaks returns the sand to the dunes in the valley and refills the aquifer beneath the dunes.
		A few decades later, we began to recognize that the sand dunes were not an isolated phenomenon, but part of an incredibly complex and delicately balanced ecosystem.
		It also gave the Secretary of the Interior authority to designate the area as a national park once sufficient land with sufficient diversity of resources had been acquired.
	www.doi.gov /news/05_News_Releases/040913_dunes

	Chicago Tribune news : Travel
		Carol Sperling, the park's interpretive officer, started the explanation by pointing out that the modernistic visitor center where we were sitting is on the east side of the Great Sand Dunes.
		Last year, the dunes earned a promotion to national park from their former rank as national monument, due to some land acquisition and a few new national park-level facilities.
		It's a park centered around mounds of sand that go on for 30 square miles, right up against the sort of Colorado landscape one has every reason to expect: mountains with snow on top, rushing creeks, cactus, sagebrush, aspens, cottonwoods and ranchland dotted with grazing bison.
	www.chicagotribune.com /travel/chi-gpq1rclf1.28may29,0,4988733.story

	GORP - US National Monuments - Great Sand Dunes National Monument - Colorado
		GORP - US National Monuments - Great Sand Dunes National Monument - Colorado
		Yet while heavy winds move the sand around quite a bit (you don't want to get caught in a sandstorm), moisture acts as a stabilizer, maintaining the height and even the contours of the dunes.
		The dunes themselves are not a haven for tons of flora or fauna, but you will find some 20 species of plants (pinon pine, juniper) and several more of animals (rabbits, mule deer) and birds (like the green-tailed towhee).
	www.gorp.com /gorp/resource/us_nm/co_great.htm

	NPCA Destination Finder
		Among the largest and highest in the United States, these dunes were deposited over thousands of years by southwesterly winds blowing through the passes of the lofty Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /npca/destination_summary/342.html

	Great Sand Dunes National Park - The Colorado Directory
		Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park is located in Southern Colorado.
		The water seems to disappear in the sand - only to reappear as ponds and verdant wetlands on the west side of the dunes.
		The park boasts North America's tallest dunes, rising 750' high.
	www.coloradodirectory.com /nationalparks/sanddunes.html

	Great Sand Dunes National Park Pictures in San Luis Valley (Southern Colorado) - by Steve Garufi
		The Great Sand Dunes is a 39 square mile area of SAND...
		The park literature said the highest points of the dunes were equivalent to being on the 70th floor of a building.
		The Sangre de Cristo Mountains overlook the dunes to the north and east.
	www.stevegarufi.com /sanddunes.htm

	Valley Courier Online
		Under the Great Sand Dunes National Park Act of 2000, Norton has authority to change the Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park when she determined that “sufficient land having a sufficient diversity of resources” had been acquired by the federal government.
		McInnis and Sen. Wayne Allard were the chief sponsors of the legislation that established the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
		McInnis said protecting the water resources of the area around the Great Sand Dunes was one of the primary reasons for national park designation.
	www.alamosanews.com /main.php?story_id=2916&page=23

	The Nature Conservancy - America's Newest National Park: The Great Sand Dunes of Colorado
		The creation of this national park ensures that one of the world's last great places will survive for generations to come.
		Rising from the arid floor of the San Luis Valley is one of America's most unusual landscapes — The Great Sand Dunes of Colorado.
		Narrowleaf cottonwood trees are gold in autumn between foreground rabbitbrush and background sand dunes.
	www.nature.org /success/art13687.html

	Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado - Pictures, Photographs, Photos, Photography, Images
		These dunes were formed and are maintained by winds that blow sand across the arid San Luis Valley to the western face of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (seen behind the dunes in this picture).
		The 14,000-feet-high Sangre de Cristo Mountains are an effective trap for the sand.
		For scale, the height of the dunes is about 700 feet, and they run for several miles.
	personal.udri.udayton.edu /klosterm/Asand.htm

	Parks / Great Sand Dunes: Backcountry Camping Offers Solitude and Challenge
		Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is found on page 81 of the DeLorme Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer and on the National Geographic Trails Illustrated #138 Sangre de Cristo / Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve topo map.
		Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is located 35 miles northeast of Alamosa, Colorado.
		The park is reached by US Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 150 from the south, or from Colorado Highway 17 and County Six Mile Lane from the west.
	www.coloradodiscoveries.com /articles/sanddunes.html

	Great Sand Dunes National Monument
		With the passage of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000, resources now also include alpine lakes and tundra, six peaks over 13,000', ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands--all habitat for diverse wildlife and Rocky Mountain plant species.
		CAR - Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located 35 miles northeast of Alamosa,Colorado, reached by US Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 150 from the south.
		There is a great deal of sand movement with each wind storm, but moisture in the dunes seems to have a stabilizing effect, maintaining the height, contours and shape of the sand in the main dune mass.
	www.usparkinfo.com /greatdune.html

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		Nearby attractions include: The Great Sand Dunes National Monument, San Luis Lakes State Park, the UFO Watchtower, (all providing camping facilities) and the Colorado Alligator Farm.
		The Sand Dunes Swimming Pool staff strives to give our customers a relaxing and theraputic swimming experience surrounded by views of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
		Sand Dunes Recreation is now also offering RV spots with water and electric hook-ups.
	www.sanddunespool.com

	Colorado Guide - Great Sand Dunes National Monument
		A New Park: On November 22nd, 2000, Great Sand Dunes was officially upgraded in status to a National Park, although it will continue to be known as a National Monument and Preserve until a purchase of adjoining ranchland is finalised.
		The dunes are a great place for children and the park can get very crowded in summer but a more tranquil experience awaits those to willing to walk a little further into the sandy landscape.
		The process continues and the dunes are still being gradually enlarged by the wind, which also changes the shape and sand patterns of the dunes daily.
	www.americansouthwest.net /colorado/great_sand_dunes/national_monument.html

	Colorado Guide - Great Sand Dunes National Monument
		Great Sand Dunes Oasis Campground and RV Park, located just outside the monument, offers trips.
		Atop the dunes, which are the highest in North America, hikers gain excellent views onto the San Juan Mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east, and 39 square miles of sand provides plenty of opportunity for hiking and backcountry camping.
		Towering dunes of sand rise 700 feet high at this monument situated in the shadow of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
	www.coloradoguide.com /nparks/grsa/index.cfm

	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve became a United States National Park by an act of Congress on September 13, 2004.
		The sand dunes form because as the wind blows sand and small rocks across the valley and up against Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the wind slows and drops the debris.
		The sand dunes rise close to about 750 feet (230 m) from the floor of the San Luis Valley on the western base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, covering about 19,000 acres (78 km²).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Sand_Dunes_National_Park (822 words)

	MSN Encarta - Encyclopedia Article Center - Parks & Monuments
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		Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area
	encarta.msn.com /artcenter_0.3.3/Parks_Monuments.html (822 words)

	Current Events: America's sand castle: Great Sand Dunes National Park - Brief Article
		The park will include a diversity of habitats--from the dunes' desert sand to the icy tundra of the nearby Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
		Located in south central Colorado, the new park will preserve the nation's tallest sand dunes.
		The dunes are formed by southwestern, winds (indicated by red arrows) carrying sand from the Rio Grande area.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_25_101/ai_85522777 (822 words)

	GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK
		They were formed when the westerly winds picked up dust and dirt and could not lift it over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the eastern edge of the valley, so over thousands of years the dust and dirt just stockpiled against the mountains and formed the ever growing dunes we see today.
		In the San Luis Valley in Colorado are the largest dunes in North America.
	jeffhackettphoto.com /great___sand___dunes___national.htm (822 words)

	Earth Science Picture of the Day
		The above photo was taken early last month and shows some of the huge dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Monument, located in the Rocky Mountains of south central Colorado.
		These forelorn sand dunes are the tallest in North America -- nearly 750 feet (227 m) tall and covering approximately 39 square miles (101 square km).
		For thousands of years, sand carried by these winds has been deposited at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
	epod.usra.edu /archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=152928 (822 words)

	Colorado
		, the Great Sand Dunes and Dinosaur National Monuments, Colorado National Monument, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108189.html (822 words)

	Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
		The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service have contracted to buy some 97,000 acres of the Baca Grande Ranch and add it to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and National Wilderness Area and turn the whole thing into the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
		On the eastern side of the remote, high-mountain San Luis Valley, between the Blanca Massif and Crestone Needle, are the Great Sand Dunes, the tallest sand dunes in North America.
		The dunes are the product of the wind and rain eroding the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains that ring the San Luis Valley.
	www.sangres.com /sanddunes.htm (822 words)

	Secretary Gale Norton Announces National Park Status for Great Sand Dunes National Monument
		That law authorized the Secretary to establish Great Sand Dunes National Park when she determined that "sufficient land having a sufficient diversity of resources" had been acquired by the federal government.
		Under the Great Sand Dunes National Park Act of 2000, Secretary Norton has the authority to change Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park.
		Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton traveled to southern Colorado on Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, to re-designate Great Sand Dunes National Monument to Great Sand Dunes National Park.
	www.hispanianews.com /archive/2004/09/16/01.htm (822 words)

	U.S. Senator Wayne Allard
		On May 11th, 2000, I introduced S. 2547, legislation to establish the Great Sand Dunes National Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve in Colorado's San Luis Valley.
		This legislation was a major step in protection and preservation of the Great Sand Dunes and the San Luis Valley water.
		Allard Praises Passage of Sand Dunes - October 25, 2000
	allard.senate.gov /features/sanddunes (822 words)

	The American Southwest - Southwest Colorado National Parks
		GREAT SAND DUNES National Monument - miles of wind-blown dunes
		The Dinosaur National Monument is also partly in Colorado in the far northwest of the state; a description is given in the Utah guide.
		Details of the new Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado.
	www.americansouthwest.net /colorado/index.shtml (822 words)

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