We're finally doing our trip to Colorado that we've been trying to do for a couple of years. I didn't think I would do a blog, but I seem to be drawn to sharing our story. First stop was the Fort Worth area to visit grandkids. From there we overnighted at a little park on the edge of a cotton field. Very nice little area with only 6 sites and no one else there. Our reason for stopping there was the visit the Charles Goodnight ranch house. He was a prominent figure in the Palo Duro Canyon/Texas panhandle area. He and Oliver Loving started what is now known as the Goodnight-Loving Trail, used for cattle drives from Texas to railheads in Kansas. He invented the chuckwagon, and was instrumental in preserving the buffalo herds. Go to Google for more info. We then overnighted at a Walmart in Starkville, Colorado, moving the next day to a park in Walensburg. From there we visited the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Great Sand Dunes National ParkThis is a place where all the ecosystems operate to retain the sand in the dunes, in the dunes. Rain washes the sand into the valley and the wind blows it back onto the dunes. Very simplified explanation, This is the only place in the world that this happens. People are free to hike the dunes and even 'sandboard' down the slopes. This is like snowboarding. It's difficult to walk in the sand, so with our old legs, we chose not to. The parking lot had some interesting sights, however. Next stop, Colorado Springs.
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