Autumn view of the dunes and Sangre de Cristo Mountains from Zapata Falls Recreation Area
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NASA Photo
The Great Sand Dunes have been a landmark for people over the centuries, and continue to be a landmark even for astronauts. Click on link at right for full resolution image.
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Did You Know?
Great Sand Dunes is home to at least six endemic insect species - found nowhere else on earth. The Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle is the best known of these endemics.
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