tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post4401278703661189570..comments2024-03-25T09:01:20.997-07:00Comments on Diary of an Autodidact: Great Sand Dunes National ParkDiary of an Autodidacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-63404461458456120902016-05-31T12:43:25.668-07:002016-05-31T12:43:25.668-07:00That looks like a great hike. I will put it in my ...That looks like a great hike. I will put it in my file for a future visit. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by to comment. :)Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-25936192392573223842016-05-31T07:12:28.717-07:002016-05-31T07:12:28.717-07:00Ah yes, mom to the rescue. Zapata falls.
http://w...Ah yes, mom to the rescue. Zapata falls. <br />http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-zapata-fallsSunrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414752378032566870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-5984879250370036452016-05-31T06:31:31.500-07:002016-05-31T06:31:31.500-07:00I've been following your blog for a year. Abso...I've been following your blog for a year. Absolutely love your take on most issues, agree with just about everything, have read some great books thanks to your recs, but have never posted because it seems other people always say the things I would have said, and better than I would have said them). <br /><br />Finally posting to say I lived several years in Del Norte, a tiny town an hour or so away from the Dunes, and highly recommend delving into the weirder history of the area before you visit again. It's THE hot spot of paranormal activity in North America, rife with many eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings, unexplained phenomena, and cattle mutilations. When I was in high school, a cow/calf pair was found just over the ridge on a neighboring ranch, their backbones removed and all blood drained. It was all anybody talked about for days.<br /><br />I have my theories on all that stuff, some of them unpopular, but for anyone with a taste for the mysterious, it's worth poking around. Unfortunately I can't speak for the quality of the books written on the subject since I've not read them, but I know there were several put out by Chris O'Brien that you can find on amazon.<br /><br />I was always fascinated by the fact that you can walk halfway up a dune, dig a few inches into the sand, and find moisture. You would think it would all drain to the bottom. <br /><br />Beautiful area no matter where you go. There's a gorgeous little waterfall/canyon area tucked away a short hike from the road you access the Dunes from if you're coming from the southern end, fun for kids and adults alike to feel like you're caving without actually going underground. I'll ask my family the name of it and pass it along. Sunrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414752378032566870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-26560993615160826242016-05-25T10:00:24.420-07:002016-05-25T10:00:24.420-07:00Great Sand Dunes is on my short list of places to ...Great Sand Dunes is on my short list of places to explore.jochanaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143066702059757955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-22837719531895192082016-05-24T10:33:51.373-07:002016-05-24T10:33:51.373-07:00Black Canyon is a fascinating place. If you are in...Black Canyon is a fascinating place. If you are interested in geology, it is a place where metamorphic rock half the age of the earth is exposed. (2 Billion years!) I wish I had had the time to hike all the way to the bottom of the canyon. Next time...Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-73663197144277410512016-05-24T04:34:25.459-07:002016-05-24T04:34:25.459-07:00Really looking forward to seeing your photos from ...Really looking forward to seeing your photos from the Black Canyon. That's definitely one of the things out west I would want to go see in person someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com