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MOSCA, CO - JUNE 19: Jeff Fruin and his daughter Calla, 2, right, check out the sand beach in Medano Creek at the Great Sand Dunes on June 19, 2019 in Mosca, Colorado. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is known for huge dunes like the towering Star Dune, and for the seasonal Medano Creek and beach created at the base of the dunes. These sand dunes are the tallest dunes in North America. They are shaped by the forces of wind and water and are continuously moving and shifting. Medano creek, which flows through the dunes, is experiencing a surge flow not seen in years and is drawing people from all over the nation to see it. A surge flow occurs in spring and early summer when there is abundant flow in Medano Creek. With the heavy snow fall from the past winter the creek is flowing at higher rates than normal and is surging later than normal. Surge flows start on the sandy creek bottom when the fast flowing current pushes sand grains into small underwater ridges called 脪antidunes.脫 Like dams, antidunes trap water until they finally break sending waves of water downstream. The surge flow has become a beach playground for visitors to the park. The dunes comprise 30 square miles of dunes, 750 ft elevation gains and average hike times to the top of the dunes is 2 hours. Also in the area is the backcountry Medano Pass Primitive Road winds through a canyon toward the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Trails lead to forests, wetlands and alpine lakes like Medano Lake, which is home to trout and tundra wildlife. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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