Great Sand Dunes
by Jon Burch Photography
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24.000 x 16.000 inches
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Title
Great Sand Dunes
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Be On Your Finished Photograph.
Description
The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a National Park located in the San Luis Valley, Alamosa County and Saguache County, Colorado in the United States. Originally created as Great Sand Dunes National Monument on March 17, 1932, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was established by an act of the United States Congress on September 13, 2004
The park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America, rising about 750 feet from the floor of the San Luis Valley on the western base of the Sangre de Cristo Range, covering about 19,000 acres and began forming less than 440,000 years ago.
The dunes were formed from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande and its tributaries, flowing through the San Luis Valley. Over the ages, glaciers feeding the river and the vast lake that existed in the valley melted, and the waters evaporated. Westerly winds picked up sand particles from the lake and river flood plain. As the wind slowed and lost power before crossing the Sangre de Cristo Range, the sand was deposited on the east edge of the valley. This process continues, and the dunes are slowly growing as the wind changes the shape of the dunes daily.
Some digital effects were applied to this original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark.
Image copyright 2016 Jon Burch Photography all rights reserved.
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July 17th, 2016
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