San Luis Valley and Great Sand Dunes National Park
The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has North America's tallest dunes. The biomes of the area contain tundra, forest, alpine peaks, wetlands and grasslands. The San Luis Valley is the largest alpine valley above 7,500 feet in in the world.
Sunrise creates antisolar rays to the west over the San Luis Valley near Alamosa and The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Antisolar rays are sometimes seen in the direction opposite the sun, converging to the antisolar point.
SunEdison's Solar Farm located on Highway 17, 18 miles North of Alamosa. This is the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the United States.
Panoramic view of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This image is a stitch of three images and is sized 48" x 16"
Padmasamabhava Stupa in Crestone is the first ever built in Colorado.
Starry night above the snow covered Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Snow flocked pines frame Cleveland Peak rising above Medano Creek in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Panoramic image of snow covered sand dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve after an overnight storm.
A blustery moonlit night spreads clouds across the sky above the dune field and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
The rising sun and clouds show patterns of moisture left on the sand dunes from an over-night snow shower.
Moonset over the San Luis Valley near Alamosa and The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Pre-dawn night sky above the snow covered Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Snow flocked pines frame Cleveland Peak rising above Medano Creek in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Panoramic image of snow covered sand dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve after an overnight storm. Two vertical images were stitched to create this image. If you click on the image and then select the X3 version you will be able to see the small spec of a person at the top of the dune.
Sunrise reveals the dunes and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
A powerful winter storm with snow, thunder and lightning moves from the San Juans, sweeps across the San Luis Valley and engulfs the dunes in snow.
Sand dunes slopes and valleys form abstract designs.
Panoramic image of snow covered sand dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve after an overnight storm.
Panoramic image of snow covered sand dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve after an overnight storm.
After an overnight storm snow flocked pine tree and sage in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
A starry night spreads out across the sky above the dune field of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
During a powerful winter storm with snow, thunder and lightning as it engulfs the dunes in snow.
Morning reveals the panorama of The Great Sand Dunes National Park after an evening snow.
Panoramic image of solitary dead pine and snow covered sand dunes.
A clearing overnight storm leaves clouds drifting above snow covered dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
After an overnight storm snow flocked pine tree and sage in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
