The next morning we made our way to the restaurant where the movie theme continued ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250759 and went in ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250760 so that Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250761 and I ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250762 could have our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250763 and oatmeal ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250764 which inspired Suzanne to also want eggs ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250765 and after recording the glass because we knew we would need liquids all day ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250766 we took a last picture of where we'd been ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250767 and headed to where we were going and read the story ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250768 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250769 of the mountains in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250770 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250771 and the details of Zebulon Pike's excursions ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250772 while studying this beetle on the ground. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250773 Soon we were within Great Sand Dunes National Park ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250774 and able to look at the map ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250775 before checking out the dunes ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250776 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250777 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250778 from the parking lot ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250779 and entering the wilderness ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250780 which involved crossing this creek ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250781 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250782 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../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250793 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250794 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250795 pausing for a picture of us ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250796 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250797 and then continuing on, often pausing to catch our breath, once stopping because the hill was just too steep, having a lot of water and not noticing that we should have used more sunblock (which was to become a theme of our trip) ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250798 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250799 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250800 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../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250811 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250812 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250813 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250814 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250815 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250816 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250817 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250818 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250819 until after one final pause ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250820 Suzanne reached the top ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250821 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250822 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250823 while I sat breathless a few feet below surveying the views down ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250824 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250825 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250826 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250827 and up ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250828 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250829 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250830 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250831 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250832 until Suzanne began her slide down ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250833 and once solid ground supported us both ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250834 we did the long march across the flat sand ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250835 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250836 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250837 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250838 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250839 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250840 looking back on where we'd been ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250841 and then pausing for sand removal (which was only partly successful) ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250842 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250843 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250844 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250845 before crossing the creek ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250846 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250847 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250848 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250849 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250850 reading the documentation ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250851 and heading to the lodge where we'd be spending the night but where our room was not yet ready ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250852 so that we walked through the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250853 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250854 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250855 and admired the views ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250856 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250857 until we got to the restaurant below where this was the menu ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250858 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250859 and these were the flowers on our table ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250860 as we got our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250861 and enjoyed them after a long walk. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250862 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250863 Lunch was delightful ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250864 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250865 and when we got the pie list ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250866 we chose the rocky road brownie ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250867 and Suzanne had a chat with the pie lady ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250868 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250869 before we departed and admired the views from the porch of our room which was now ready ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250870 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250871 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250872 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250873 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250874 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250875 which made Suzanne feel good ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250876 as I was reminded to record the interior of the room ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250877 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250878 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250879 before returning to the views as a storm seemed to be brewing ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250880 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250881 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250882 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250883 which didn't bother the hummingbird nearby ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250884 but the mountains were dark ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250885 even as we had our afternoon cocktails ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250886 watched hummingbirds ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250887 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250888 had snacks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250889 recorded our most unusual drink ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250890 as the hummingbird ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250891 kept the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250892 before we returned to the visitor center for a nature walk and saw the circus beetle again ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250893 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250894 and some more flowering cacti ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250895 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250896 while recording what we were seeing. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250897 Next we went to dinner at the (one and only) local place where this salad ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250898 satisfied Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250899 and this burrito ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250900 satisfied me. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250901 Back at our room, we watched the storm form ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250902 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250903 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250904 again with hummingbirds ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.20-29.09ColoradoTrip/06.23-26.09ExploringSouthernColorado//P1250905 and then recorded the sunset and its aftermath in all directions. 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