Tag: Medano Creek
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Curious waterway returning soon to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
It’s never too early to start planning for one of Colorado’s seasonal, most anticipated natural phenomena. It is indeed early to start planning for Medano Creek — the waterway that only appears for a brief period every year, curiously “surging” and sending small waves to the base of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.…
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Annual beach scene starting to form in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s most curious beach is starting to take shape. As April was turning to May, Medano Creek was making its annual appearance at the foot of North America’s highest sand dunes. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve reported “a shallow, gentle flow,” with initial…
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Don’t expect big flows at Colorado’s sand dunes this summer
An always-anticipated, short-lived outdoor experience in Colorado could be different this summer — and not for the better. At the end of April, Medano Creek began its seasonal flow to the base parking lot of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. From the mountain snowmelt, the water showed itself as a trickle, measuring in…
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‘Average’ but ‘always extraordinary’ creek flows expected at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A seasonal phenomenon like no other across Colorado’s natural sanctuaries is starting to show. But it might be a few more weeks before the ultimate “surge flow” at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, rangers say. That’s the term for Medano Creek’s rhythmic waves,…