Hva som skjer i Great Sand Dunes National Park, United States gjennom året

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Snow on the dunes (1. des – 28. feb)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Sandhill crane migration

  1. feb – 31. marDyrelivssesong

  Twenty thousand cranes stop over in the San Luis Valley on the way north, feeding in the fields by day and flying back to the wetlands at dusk. Monte Vista refuge is the place to stand; the dunes are the backdrop. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Snow on the dunes (1. des – 28. feb)

Travelt — Spring break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Sandhill crane migration (1. feb – 31. mar), Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Medano Creek surge flow

• Natur

  Medano Creek surge flow

  15. apr – 5. jul · vanligvisHøy vannføringMye folk

  Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables. Peak is usually late May or early June, and in a low-snow year it barely happens at all. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Medano Creek surge flow, Memorial Day weekend

• Helligdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23.–25. maiNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Medano Creek surge flow (15. apr – 5. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Medano Creek surge flow, Summer break i United States

• Fare

  Scorching sand surface

  1. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  The sand surface gets far hotter than the air and burns bare feet and dogs' pads by mid-morning. The park's own advice is to be on the dunes before ten or after four, and there is no shade anywhere on them. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Medano Creek surge flow (15. apr – 5. jul (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Medano Creek surge flow, Summer break i United States

• Fare

  Afternoon lightning on the dunes

  1. jul – 31. aug · vanligvisStormsesong

  You are the tallest thing standing on an open sand field, and monsoon storms build over the Sangre de Cristos most July and August afternoons. Rangers clear the high ridge when they hear thunder; get down before you are asked to. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Medano Creek surge flow (15. apr – 5. jul (vanligvis)), Scorching sand surface (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5.–7. sepNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Scorching sand surface (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), Afternoon lightning on the dunes (1. jul – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Labor Day weekend, Summer break i United States

• Natur

  Dark sky season

  1. sep – 30. apr · vanligvisMørkhimmelsesong

  A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail. Autumn and winter give the longest nights and the driest air for it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Labor Day weekend (5.–7. sep)

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Thanksgiving break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Snow on the dunes

  1. des – 28. febStengt utenfor sesong

  Snow lies on the sand in patches and the whole place is empty except for the crane watchers. Sandboards do not work on wet sand, the creek is gone, and the car park is yours.

Fortsatt på gang: Dark sky season (1. sep – 30. apr (vanligvis))