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Totally
Unique and Unexpected Road Sign
Location
of sign - Entry road into Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
Photo
taken- July 2008
Close
up view of sign
Wide
View of Sign
Text
of sign:
Totally
Unique and Unexpected
Welcome
to the high elevation desert that is Great Sand Dunes! Does
this landscape strike you as amazing, bizarre or totally out of
place?
If you so, you're not alone. For many, the unexpected
combination of massive dunes surrounded by alpine peaks and a
desert
valley inspired awe and curiosity.
The
30 square miles dunefield before you is the most impressive part of
an enormous deposit of sand stretching west, south and
north.
The San Juan Mountains on the far western horizon contributed most
of the sand, which was washed by mountain streams
into
the San Juan Valley. From there, southwestern winds blew,
bounced and pushed the grains toward the Sangre de
Cristo
Mountains,
piling them into the tallest dunes in North America.
Graphics on the Sign
In
addition to the text there is an aerial picture of the Great Sand
Dunes and an inset map of the park.
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