Mom wanted to wear us all out this morning. We were up before sunrise 🌅 to take our furiends to Cold Creek. Boy was it cold & windy. Then dog park & a nice long walk. It's going to be a restful afternoon. #ColdCreek #dogsofbluesky #dogpark #AuzzyAdventure #PlayBall

📄 K20750 (K20750)
📍 Cold Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K20750 #ColdCreek

📄 K20750 (K20750)
📍 Cold Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Being Held
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K20750 #ColdCreek

High Country A small portion of the Sangre de Cristo Range above Cold Creek Canyon. From this viewpoint, the Sand Ramp Trail drops very quickly to the creek. As you can imagine, it's quite a climb back up the d...

If it looks like you have to descend a steep sand dune face to reach #ColdCreek #Canyon below, that's because you do. You will also have to climb back up.

But: what a view of the #SangredeCristo #Mountains!

#photography #backpacking #GreatSandDunes #nationalparks #Colorado

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Mom and I took Bubbles to #ColdCreek. It was a stormy day and the weather was perfect for us once we got there. Bubbles 🫧 had an #AuzzyAdventure that he will never forget. #Rain #Burros #rainyday #dogsofbluesky 🐶🐶

Spring snow A late spring snow freshens a small bit of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, one of the longer ranges in the United States. From the Sand Ramp Trail. If you are dreaming of a white Christmas tomorrow, ...

While the wet snowfall at camp had mostly melted by lunch, it remained on the high peaks of the #SangredeCristo #mountains. View from #SandRamp Trail above #ColdCreek.

#photography #backpacking #GreatSandDunes #nationalparks
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Sand This panorama shows the last third of the Sand Ramp Trail. The Great Sand Dunes are on the left, and the Sand Ramp on the right. The route quickly drops about 500 feet (150 meters) from here to Col...

#ColdCreek runs through the woods at right, between the #foothills of the #SangredeCristo Mountains and the #GreatSandDunes. I would camp down there for two nights and explore in all directions.

#photography #backpacking #Colorado #nationalparks #panorama #dunes #nature
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Above Cold Creek Hiking up 700 feet of sand has its rewards, such as this view of the Sangres up the Cold Creek drainage. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, looking up toward Great Sand Dunes National Preserve...

After some miles of hiking on sand, you reach the end of the #SandRamp -and this view of #ColdCreek Canyon.

Trail goes straight down that sand at right, which means you return *up* that sand.

#photography #nationalparks #backpacking #nature #SangredeCristo #GreatSandDunes
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