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THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS! Mountain Scenery In the San Luis Valley
February 21, 2006
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Here's a picture collection of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains
from various vantage points in the San Luis Valley. We were on our way to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and let's just say
the stunning Colorado mountain scenery speaks for itself. (Adjacent photo: The Northern Sangre De Cristo Range to the east of the town of Villa Grove) |
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East of the small town of Hooper, the towering Sangre De Cristo
range stands tall. In the bottom photo, I did not crop the picture at all to hopefully give you
some perspective on just how commonly isolated and desert-like the floor of the San Luis Valley is in this spot. |
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Where the desert and mountains meet!
I stood in the same spot for both of these photos, with me zooming-in on the bottom photo. |
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Special thanks to Tanya, who came along for the ride. :) |
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Some common tundra found in the San Luis Valley. |
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The sand dunes in the foreground.
Some other Colorado mountain pages:
Dallas Divide, Near Buena Vista
Hoosier Pass, Lizard Head Pass
Telluride Scenery, Kite Lake
Quandry Peak, Fremont Pass |
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It was an amazing day. I adjusted the picture to
black & white, which I like much better. ;)
My pages of the Sangre De Cristo Range
& San Luis Valley:
Westcliffe,
San Luis, CO (Shrine)
Great Sand Dunes (2004)
Zapata Falls,
Century Ride Into SLV
Villa Grove & Bonanza
South Fork To Creede
Wolf Creek Pass (Bike)
Del Norte to Villa Grove (Bike)
Poncha Pass, Northern New Mexico |
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the San Luis Valley or any other Colorado topic on my:
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