Ngeendunduma ukuya kwii-750 ubude ubude zijikeleza ngeekhilomitha, iNdlophu yeSizwe e-Great Sand Dunes National Park ivakalelwa njengelwandle lolwandle. I-geology ye geology kunye ne-biology yenza kube yinto ekhangayo. Abaveleli baya kuba nokufikelela kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokuhlala, kubandakanywa iindunduma, iipini kunye neenqwenela, kunye nehlathi le-spruce-fir kunye ne-tundras.
Imbali
I-Monument yeSizwe esisiSeko seSizwe esikhulu seNtshonalanga, iSigqeba esikhulu seNtshonalanga kunye neNgcaciso yeSigqeba saseNtshonalanga yasungulwa ngumsebenzi we-United States Congress ngoSeptemba 13, 2004.
Ipaki ngoku iqukethe iihektare ezingama-107 000.
Xa Uya Ku tyelela
Ipaki iyafumaneka unyaka wonke kodwa isantwa kunye nokuwa kungaba yithuba elifanelekileyo lokucwangcisa uhambo ngenxa yokushisa kwamaqondo afanayo. Iindunduma eziselwandle zinokutshisa kakhulu ehlobo, kwaye ihlobo lihlala lixesha elide kakhulu lokutyelela.
Ukufika apho
Ukuba uqhuba ummandla kule ndawo, zikhetho zikhetho ezimbalwa:
Ukusuka kwiDenver, iColor Springs, okanye i-Pueblo: Indlela eqhelekileyo isezantsi kwi-I-25 ukuya kwiWalsenburg, entshonalanga kwi-US 160, ngasentla kwi-Highway State 150. Ukuze uqhube umbane ovela kwiDenver nge-mileage efanayo, thabatha i-US 285 ngasentla, I-Highway State 17 ngasezantsi, ngoko ke kwiNgingqi yeLane 6 ngasempumalanga ukusuka eMosca.
Ukusuka eAlbuquerque: Shayela ngasentla nge-I-25 ukuya eSanta Fe, ngoko-ntshona kwi-US 285 ukuya e-Alamosa. Ukusuka eAlamosa, thabatha i-US Highway 160 empuma ne-State Highway 150 ngasentla, okanye kwi-Highway State 17 ngasentla kunye ne-County Lane 6 empuma ukusuka eMosca.
Ukusuka eWestcliffe / Wet Mountain Valley: Ukuhamba nge-Mpuma-mpuma ukusuka eWestcliffe kwi-Highway 69 ukuya ngaseGardner, malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-30.
Jikela eNtshona (ngasekunene) kwi-550 RD, ngaphambi nje kweGarnner; ukuqhuba ukuhamba nge-670, uze ujike uMzantsi (ngasekhohlo) ungene kwi-570 RD (ujika ube ngu-572, uze u-29 RD), kwaye ujonge uphawu oluthile kwi "PassCreekPass": Drive kwiimitha ezili-12 uze ujike ngasekunene (eNtshona) kwi-US Highway 160. ilungelo (North) ukuya kwi-Highway State 150.
Iinkonzo zomoya zorhwebo ziyafumaneka kwisikhululo-moya esise-Alamosa, CO.
I-Colorado Springs, iDenver, kunye ne-Albuquerque zihanjiswe ngeenqwelo-moya ezininzi zorhwebo kunye neemoto eziqashisayo zifumaneka kuzo zonke iinqwelomoya. Ukuba ufuna ukugcina imali ethile, khangela i-Alamosa Bus Inkampani eneenkonzo ezithile epaki. Bambize ngo-719) 589-3384.
Imali / iimvume
Imirhumo yokungena i-$ 15 nganye ngemoto iyasebenza kwiveki enye ukusuka ekuthengeni. Abantwana bangangena epaki mahhala ngamaxesha onke. Abanini bamaphi amaMerika amaPaki ahambayo angadlulisa imali yokungena.
Ukuba uceba ukutyelela epakini rhoqo kwiminyaka, cinga ukuthenga i-Great Sand Dunes National Park kwaye ugcine iPasenti Yonyaka ye-$ 30. Ukupasa kuvuma umgcini wepastile kunye nawo onke amalungu entsapho kwisithuthi kwipaki ngonyaka omnye ukususela ekuthengeni.
I-Backcountry camp, okubandakanya i-backpacking kunye neenkampu zemoto kunye ne-Medano Pass ye-4WD yeendlela, ifuna imvume yokubuyisela i-free, ekhoyo kwiNgqungquthela yeeMvakatye ngexesha loshishino.
Izinto zokwenza
Intlango yommandla ivumela imisebenzi efanelekileyo kwiminyaka yonke. Abaveleli banokukhetha ukuhamba, ukubuyisela emuva, ukukhwela, ukukhwela ihashe, ukukhwela i-sandboard / ukukhwela i-sledding, iinkqubo ezikhokelwa ngabaranger, kunye nokunye. Abantwana banethuba lokuthatha inxaxheba kwinkqubo ye-Junior Ranger, bavakatye kwi-Junior Ranger Day, kwaye bahlolisise iimiboniso ezibandakanyekayo.
Iindawo eziphambili
I-Medano Creek: Abantwana baya kuvuya xa behamba ngaphesheya kwesi sikhephe esilungele i-meanders kwisiseko seendunduma.
I-Medano Pass Primitive Road: Indlela iqhubela kwi-Sangre de Cristo Mountains kwaye inika amathuba amaninzi okuhlola indawo ezahlukeneyo endleleni.
I-Dune ephakamileyo: Ukukhupha kwii-650 iiyure ngaphezu komgangatho we-San Luis Valley, oku kufuneka ubone.
I-Star Dune: Ebizwa ngokuba yi "nkwenkwezi" njengoko inezixhobo ezintathu okanye ngaphezulu, kunokuba enye ininzi iindunduma.
I-Montville Nature Trail: Ukunyuka kwe-mile elula ebonisa i-poule, i-chipmunks, i-cottontail ye-desert, kwaye ukuba unethamsanqa i-coyote.
I-Medano Lake Trail: Ukunyuka kwee-1,900 ubude kwiimitha ezili-4 uze udlule kwi-aspen groves, i-flowery meadows, kunye neyona nto ibhetele xa ubona i-elk.
Indawo yokuhlala
Ngaphakathi kwipaki okanye umnyango ophezulu kukho ezininzi zokukhetha zokufaka.
Kwiindwendwe ezijonge kwiinkampu, khetha ifom ezilandelayo:
I-Pinyon Flats Campground: Ukukhutshwa kweqela kunokwenziwa kwi-Intanethi ye-Loop 2 kunye namaZiko eZiko ngexesha lokufudumala kweenyanga. I-Loop 1 iya kuqala, iza kuqala. Ifowuni (719) 378-6399.
I-Oasis Campground: Ngaphandle kwendawo yokungena kwepaki, le ndawo yenkampu ifikeleleka kuphela kwi-4WD kuphela. Ihlala kwiiRV okanye iintente, kwaye zinika imvula yamanzi, indawo yokutyela kunye neenkwenkwezi. Ngokubanzi uvule ngo-Ephreli-Oktobha. Ifowuni (719) 378-2222.
I-San Luis Lakes State Park: Kufumaneka ezili-11 ukusuka entshonalanga kumnyango wepaki kwiNqila yeNxweme 6. Ifowuni (719) 378-2020 okanye i-1-800-678-2267 ukwenzela ukukhutshwa kwekampu.
I-Zapata Falls Campground: Ukunikezela ngama-25 okuqala, ama-primitivecamps. Ifowuni (719) 852-5941.
Kwiindwendwe ezikhangela ukulala, khangela i-Great Sand Dunes Lodge ehlala ngaphandle kwendawo yokupaka emgwaqweni wendlela 150). Ngokuqhelekileyo ivuliwe ukususela ngo-Apreli-Oktobha. Ifowuni (719) 378-2900. I-Ranch ye-Zapata iyimifuno yomlando iikhilomitha ezimbalwa ezisezantsi kumnyango omkhulu epakini owanikeza amagumbi. Ifowuni (719) 378-2356 ngaphandle. 110.
Enye yokugqibela i-Oasis Duplex kunye neCamp Cabin inikezela ngeyunithi yee-motel ezimbini kunye neenkampu ezine zeenkampu. Kuvulekileyo ngokubanzi ngo-Apreli-Oktobha. Ifowuni (719) 378-2222.
Khumbula ukuba uceba ukwenza inkampu kwi-backcountry, kufuneka ufumane imvume yemvume evela kwiziko leMvakatye.
I zi lwanyana
Izilwanyana zivunyelwe kwiindawo eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziswayo epakini kunye nazo zonke zokugcina. Kumele zihlawulelwe ngamaxesha onke (ngaphandle kwabazingeli abalayisenisiweyo ngexesha lexesha kulondolozo lwesizwe kuphela), kwaye abanini kufuneka bahlambulule emva kwabo. Izilwanyana azivunyelwanga kwiDunefield ngaphandle kwendawo yokusetyenziswa yosuku, kwiindawo ezikhethiweyo zokupakisha epaki, okanye kwiindawo ezingatshintshiyo epakini ngaphandle kwendawo yokusetyenziswa kwemizila kunye neendlela zokuhamba.
Ulwazi loQhagamshelwano
Iziko leZiko
11999 Highway 150
Mosca, CO 81146
I-Centre yeZwendwendwe (malunga nemibuzo evakatye jikelele yeendwendwe): (719) 378-6399
Inani eliphambili (ukufikelela kwizandiso ezithile, okanye ukuphulaphula ulwazi lwepaki): (719) 378-6300