Colorado is famously home to the towering Rocky Mountains. Yet, for a landlocked state, Colorado also has a surprising number of beaches to enjoy. Take, for example, the "mountain beach" right in the ...

Comments: Great Sand Dunes National Park boasts the tallest sand dune in North America, Star Dune, which is 750 feet high at an elevation of approximately 8,600 feet above sea level. The park has more ...

Stars begin to appear as the sun sets behind the sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Mosca. Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has become a destination for the scene in ...

Thanks to images in publications such as this and all across the internet, we know what to expect when we arrive at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. But imagine the early, unsuspecting ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MOSCA, Colorado — A handmade sign at the start of a long dirt road in the rural San Luis Valley indicates to visitors that they’ve arrived at the future site ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spring in Colorado is colloquially known as shoulder season (or mud season), as folks come off the slopes and wait for the snow to melt and alpine ...

Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what you need to know before visiting Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Guenther ...

A unique combination of sand and snow transformed a Colorado national park into an otherworldly winter wonderland, a stunning photo shows. The phenomenon occurs about once a week in Great Sand Dunes ...

In Southern Colorado, the Great Sand Dunes are alive with the sound of music. The tallest dunes in North America rise above 750 feet — a surreal landscape that sings on scorching summer days. For that ...