RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostEnvironmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostEnvironmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostNicholas Cosgrove, of Phoenix, Arizona, visits the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on June 12, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA woman watches the sun rise at the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA couple takes an early morning hike at the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA photographer sets up his tripod during sun rise at the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostEnvironmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA deer grazes on grasses at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on June 12, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA hawk flies over a dune at the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostEnvironmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostChildren play on the dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMia Sabero, of San Clemente California visits the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on June 12, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostAn Amish family from Ohio visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park on June 11, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA man walks down a dune at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on June 12, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe sun sets behind the dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on June 12, 2018 near Alamosa.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
1 of 17
Environmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.
Expand
By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your player ready...
Environmental groups are opposing proposed oil and gas drilling on parcels touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area, and as close as one mile from the boundary of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa. Flight for aerial photos was provided by Eco Flight on June 13, 2018.