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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A morning hike up North America's tallest dunes

A vantage point in the sand dunes several hundred vertical meters above the base of the dune field. Photo taken in Great Sand Dunes National Park

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Fort Garland, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-6000
Copyright: © David Maiwald