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Great Sand Dunes National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park According to Outsideonline National Parks and National Monuments are distinguished by why they are being protected. “National parks are protected due to their scenic, inspirational, education, and recreational value. National monuments have objects of historical, cultural, and/or scientific interest.” The Great Sand Dunes National Park was designated on September 24, 2004. That being said, Great Sand Dunes is small by comparison but should be identified as a National Park simply because it’s one hell of a view. GSD is the largest Sand dune in North America, and reaches an outstanding 750 feet high. It’s very bizarre to be driving along southern Colorado, and…
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Echo Park, Dinosaur National Monument
Echo Park Echo Park is a small canyon which is part of Dinosaur National Monument. It’s located on the Colorado side of the park and is a great little fishing hole with the view of Steamboat Rock dead center. It’s gorgeous for photographers and has rafting, floating, and fishing accommodations. You will need to get a fishing license from the state of Colorado for this location. There is a cabin on site that a park ranger stays in so trying to get away with fishing without one is almost impossible. The ranger on site will come ask for it, I’ve never not been asked. Because this area is on the…
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Red Canyon Overlook, Road Trip Attraction
Red Canyon Overlook Red Canyon Overlook and Flaming Gorge is one of the most underrated road trip destinations in the US. The drive is beautiful and shows all that North Eastern Utah has to offer. The Uintah Basin is an outdoors-man’s paradise, world-class fly-fishing, rock climbing, river rafting, hiking and national park quality landscapes without the crowds. Paleontologist come here to study dinosaurs, as well as white water kayakers who love the challenge. It has historically acclaimed petroglyphs dating back hundreds, even thousands of years. Those instagrammers won’t know what hit them. This trip will offer unique photos that will have people asking. Where is that? Directions From Vernal, Utah,…
