Alamosa and the Great Sand Dunes National Park

For the last portion of our Colorado trip, we went to Alamosa to explore the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

First stop was a quick trip to Salida which was such an adorable town! We took a short hike up the S Mountain then walked around downtown a little. 

While we waited for our VRBO to be ready in Alamosa we ate an absolutely fantastic lunch at Calvillo's. Best tamales I've ever had in my life! Did a little thrift shopping, then headed to our home for the next two nights. The boys loved this place-it had a super nice pool table and they each had their own fancy room!

Josh made up this sandwich from pretzel bread we bought in Buena Vista. She was tasty!

After dinner we went to the hot springs pool in town. It was really cheap after 4 pm, so the boys swam for a couple hours each night we were in Alamosa. 

Bright and early the next morning we headed to the national park. On the way Josh spotted signs for a wildlife area...it was not very bumping with wildlife but it was pretty!

Then we waited in line approximately an hour to get a sled and sand board to use at the park. Worth the wait but geez they need to streamline this process!

So much walking on sand! That was a ton of work but we had a blast!

We took the long way back to Alamosa and stopped for some pretty views. 

Back in time to get the lunch special at Lucky Bamboo-another great find! Portions were huge and it was delicious. 

Did a little more wandering around, kids found a cheap arcade, then it was back to the hot springs for another dip in the super warm pool before heading to bed and striking out for Kansas in the morning!