{"id":84198,"date":"2025-07-24T11:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=84198"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:27:06","slug":"es-un-parque-para-disfrutar-durante-las-cuatro-estaciones-del-ano-great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/es-un-parque-para-disfrutar-durante-las-cuatro-estaciones-del-ano-great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Un parque para disfrutar durante las cuatro estaciones del a\u00f1o: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_29150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29150\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29150\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny.webp\" alt=\"El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, tiene dunas gigantes, senderos, cascada y vida salvaje.. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152017\/Alpenglow-tiny-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, tiene dunas gigantes, senderos, cascada y vida salvaje. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Las dunas de arena m\u00e1s altas de Am\u00e9rica del Norte se alzan contra picos nevados de 14,000 pies como una playa gigante y caprichosa que se estrell\u00f3 accidentalmente en la costa de las monta\u00f1as de Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>La naturaleza se ha lucido en el <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve<\/a>, para deleite de sus visitantes, quienes pueden disfrutar de panoramos \u00fanicos durante cada estaci\u00f3n del a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de sus dunas gigantes, el parque es famoso por las grullas, <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/sandhill-crane-migration.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aves que visitan Great Sand Dunes<\/a> y el extenso Valle de San Luis, tanto en primavera como en oto\u00f1o. Majestuosas, gigantescas y de aspecto prehist\u00f3rico, las grullas parecen ofrecer lecciones de amor y lealtad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLas grullas se aparean de por vida, pero cada primavera renuevan sus v\u00ednculos a trav\u00e9s de un ritual de cortejo que incluye bailes, reverencias, risas y lanzamiento de mechones de hierba al aire\u201d, dijo Patrick Myers, quien ha sido guardabosques en Great Sand Dunes durante 27 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfrecen buenos consejos a la gente: mantener vivo el romance\u201d, dijo Myers con una sonrisa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29159\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29159\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny.webp\" alt=\"Las grullas canadienses visitan el Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve y el Valle de San Luis, en el sur de Colorado. Foto cortes\u00eda del Servicio de Parques Nacionales\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny-150x101.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152305\/Sandhill-cranes-and-Crestone-Peaks-tiny-200x134.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las grullas canadienses visitan el Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve y el Valle de San Luis, en el sur de Colorado. Foto cortes\u00eda del Servicio de Parques Nacionales\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de compartir conocimientos sobre la notable biodiversidad, historia y actividades recreativas en Great Sand Dunes, incluido chapotear en <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/medano-creek.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medano Creek<\/a> a finales de la primavera e inicio del verano, esquiar <a id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/sandboardingsandsledding.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">y deslizarse en la arena en verano y el oto\u00f1o, <\/a>y andar en trineo cuando la nieve cubre las dunas en invierno, a Myers le encanta fotografiar la belleza del parque en todas las estaciones.<\/p>\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/conditions-to-expect.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sus recomendaciones para disfrutar de Great Sand Dunes a lo largo de todo el a\u00f1o<\/a>. Y, para tomar excelentes fotograf\u00edas, Myers aconsej\u00f3 a los visitantes pasar tiempo en el parque durante el amanecer y el atardecer, cuando la luz es m\u00e1s hermosa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29153\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29153\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny.webp\" alt=\"El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve cuenta con las dunas m\u00e1s altas de Norteam\u00e9rica. Se puede disfrutar en cualquier \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152031\/Dune-ridges-and-Kit-Carson-Mountain-tiny-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve cuenta con las dunas m\u00e1s altas de Norteam\u00e9rica. Se puede disfrutar en cualquier \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Las grandes dunas de arena en cada temporada del a\u00f1o<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Invierno: Las grullas regresan al <\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit\">Grand San Dunes National Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>La serenidad abunda durante el invierno, por lo que los visitantes tienen m\u00e1s posibilidades de ver fauna silvestre como alces y berrendos, miembros de la familia de los ant\u00edlopes. A partir de febrero, las grullas canadienses regresan al valle. Y, si programa su visita correctamente, podr\u00eda ver las grullas y disfrutar de la experiencia \u00fanica de deslizarse en trineo o hacer snowboard por las dunas nevadas. Para deslizarse en trineo sobre la nieve en Great Sand Dunes, los trineos de nieve regulares funcionan. Si desea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/sandboardingsandsledding.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deslizarse en una tabla o trineo cuando la arena est\u00e1 seca, <\/a>necesitar\u00e1 tablas especiales.<\/p>\n<p>Haga click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/media\/video\/view.htm?id=3081261B-1DD8-B71B-0BB555DE909D9D5B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aqu\u00ed para ver un video que muestra Great Sand Dunes en invierno<\/a>. (Tambi\u00e9n puede ver este video ubicado a continuaci\u00f3n)<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-6-IGzSSLiw?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=dark&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>En Great Sand Dunes hace fr\u00edo durante el invierno, as\u00ed que si planea visitarlo en esa \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o, recuerde abrigarse bien. Aproximadamente una vez a la semana, nieva en las dunas y se puede disfrutar del trineo. Los senderos en las monta\u00f1as son inaccesibles durante el invierno. El <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/medano-pass-road.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medano Pass Road<\/a>, es una ruta solo para veh\u00edculos 4&#215;4 durante el verano y el oto\u00f1o, est\u00e1 cerrado en invierno m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del \u00e1rea de picnic de Castle Creek, pero la parte del camino que est\u00e1 cerrada durante el invierno puede ser un buen lugar para caminar con raquetas de nieve o hacer caminatas si la nieve est\u00e1 apisonada.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Primavera: Disfrute de la playa y las olas en el aire fresco de la monta\u00f1a<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29152\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29152\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny.webp\" alt=\"Las grullas canadienses regresan a la zona de Great Sand Dunes cada primavera y oto\u00f1o. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny-150x101.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152026\/Cranes-dancing-tiny-200x134.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las grullas canadienses regresan a la zona de Great Sand Dunes cada primavera y oto\u00f1o. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>La primavera llega oficialmente a finales de marzo, pero marzo tambi\u00e9n es el mes con m\u00e1s nieve en Great Sand Dunes, as\u00ed que tenga a mano parkas, gorros, guantes y botas abrigadas. Las grullas canadienses suelen permanecer y alimentarse en el valle y en zonas remotas de Great Sand Dunes hasta finales de marzo, y luego regresan en oto\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Aparte de las gr\u00faas, la estrella de la primavera de Great Sand Dunes es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/medano-creek.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medano Creek, <\/a>que alimentado por la nieve derretida de las altas monta\u00f1as, el arroyo fluye en primavera y principios del verano y trae olas y esculturas de arena ondulantes a la base de las dunas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs la \u00e9poca m\u00e1s cl\u00e1sica del a\u00f1o para venir a Great Sand Dunes. Tenemos playa y olas. Las monta\u00f1as a\u00fan est\u00e1n nevadas. Es una \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o muy fresca\u201d, dijo Myers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29156\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29156\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny.webp\" alt=\"En primavera, el agua fluye por el arroyo Medano, al pie de las Grandes Dunas de Arena, creando una playa colorada con 14,000 pies de fondo. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny.webp 799w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152044\/Medano-Creek-in-spring-tiny-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">En primavera, el agua fluye por el arroyo Medano, al pie de las Grandes Dunas de Arena, creando una playa colorada con 14,000 pies de fondo. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cuando el arroyo fluye en sus niveles m\u00e1s altos, el agua se extiende por la base de las dunas en un arroyo ancho y acogedor con olas de hasta 20 pulgadas de profundidad. El agua atrae a personas de todas las edades que disfrutan caminando descalzos por la arena suave y h\u00fameda. A fines de mayo o principios de junio, ver\u00e1 a ni\u00f1os con juguetes de arena sumergidos en una o dos pulgadas de agua tibia, mientras que ni\u00f1os mayores y adultos disfrutan de un f\u00e1cil tubing (deslizarse o flotar sobre un neum\u00e1tico inflable) por las suaves olas de Medano.<\/p>\n<p>Puede hacer click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/media\/video\/view.htm?id=09F46FD6-1DD8-B71B-0B64913A23DEA6D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">para ver el video de Medano Creek<\/a>. (puede ver el video a continuaci\u00f3n)<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vqmJLz5lTbE?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=dark&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>La diversi\u00f3n y la belleza de esta playa natural, como era de esperar, atraen a multitudes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29151\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29151\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny.webp\" alt=\"Una avoceta americana con sus polluelos. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny-768x559.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny-150x109.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152022\/Avocet-and-chicks-tiny-200x146.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una avoceta americana con sus polluelos. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Si bien jugar en Medano Creek cuando fluye es una maravilla, Myers anima a los visitantes a descubrir Great Sand Dunes durante todas las estaciones del a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Verano: Es hora de iniciar temprano<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Desde junio a julio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/safety.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cuando ha bajado el nivel del agua en el Medano Creek, el arroyo tiene bajas temperaturas, los mosquitos salen en masa<\/a>. Afortunadamente, los mosquitos no se sienten atra\u00eddos por las dunas secas, por lo que las personas que quieran subir a las dunas o bajar en trineo o en sandboard a\u00fan pueden disfrutar de las dunas durante el verano.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo un gran desaf\u00edo es el calor por la tarde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLas temperaturas del aire en verano son agradables en esta gran altitud, pero durante las horas de la tarde, la superficie de la arena puede alcanzar los 150 grados y pueden desarrollarse tormentas el\u00e9ctricas peligrosas\u201d, dijo Myers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29165\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29165\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1.webp\" alt=\"Cuando la arena est\u00e1 seca, los visitantes pueden disfrutar de trineos y snowboard por las dunas con equipo especial. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"450\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1-150x96.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10154142\/Sandboarding-tiny-1-200x128.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuando la arena est\u00e1 seca, los visitantes pueden disfrutar de trineos y snowboard por las dunas con equipo especial. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aconseja a los exploradores salir temprano. Este consejo tambi\u00e9n aplica para las excursiones a lagos alpinos. Los rayos son un peligro en las altas altitudes de las Monta\u00f1as Rocosas de Colorado. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/get-out-there-summer-safety-tips\/\">La regla general<\/a> en Colorado para cualquiera que vaya de excursi\u00f3n a altitudes mayores es subir y bajar de las \u00e1reas por encima de la l\u00ednea de \u00e1rboles antes del mediod\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Dos rutas populares de senderismo en Great Sand Dunes incluyen los senderos al lago Medano y al lago Sand Creek. (Haga <a id=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/hiking.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/hiking.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre senderismo y excursionismo en Great Sand Dunes).<\/p>\n<p>Aparte de estos senderos, Great Sand Dunes se diferencia de otros parques nacionales, donde los excursionistas deben permanecer en los senderos designados. No hay senderos en las dunas y, siempre que los excursionistas tengan cuidado de no da\u00f1ar las plantas, pueden trazar su propio camino hacia las cimas de picos de 13,000 pies (4,000 metros).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29154\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29154\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny.webp\" alt=\"Un hombre salta desde la Duna Estrella al atardecer. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny-768x524.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny-150x102.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152036\/Man-jumping-off-Star-Dune-tiny-200x137.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un hombre salta desde la Duna Estrella al atardecer. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEste es m\u00e1s bien un parque natural\u201d, dijo Myers.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n afirm\u00f3 que el parque es uno de los parques nacionales con mayor diversidad biol\u00f3gica de Norteam\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUn lugar como \u00a0Rocky Mountain National Park tiene tundra y bosque. Aqu\u00ed, el desierto del suroeste se fusiona con los humedales y las Monta\u00f1as Rocosas. Eso significa que tenemos una incre\u00edble diversidad de especies animales y vegetales\u201d, dijo Myers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Oto\u00f1o: Disfrute de colores hermosos\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>En oto\u00f1o, la serenidad regresa, y con ella tambi\u00e9n las grullas canadienses. Generalmente regresan a Colorado desde sus zonas de reproducci\u00f3n de verano en Canad\u00e1 y Alaska y pasan tiempo en el Valle de San Luis antes de regresar a su h\u00e1bitat invernal en Nuevo M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<p>Los visitantes a menudo pueden verles en humedales y campos fuera del parque desde finales de septiembre hasta mediados de noviembre. (Haga click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/sandhill-crane-migration.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">en este enlace<\/a> para aprender sobre las aves)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29155\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152040\/Medano-Creek-fall-rain-tiny-e1581374796842.webp\" alt=\"Los colores de oto\u00f1o en Medano Creek.\" width=\"450\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152040\/Medano-Creek-fall-rain-tiny-e1581374796842.webp 450w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152040\/Medano-Creek-fall-rain-tiny-e1581374796842-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152040\/Medano-Creek-fall-rain-tiny-e1581374796842-150x101.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10152040\/Medano-Creek-fall-rain-tiny-e1581374796842-200x134.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colores de oto\u00f1o en Medano Creek. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de la observaci\u00f3n de aves y el senderismo, el oto\u00f1o ofrece hermosos colores a medida que los \u00e1lamos se tornan dorados.<\/p>\n<p>Durante cada temporada del a\u00f1o, los visitantes pueden disfrutar de algo especial en Great Sand Dunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grsa\/planyourvisit\/experiencethenight.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">observar sus cielos oscuros es una actividad popular.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCon una combinaci\u00f3n de aire seco, poca contaminaci\u00f3n lum\u00ednica y gran altitud, Great Sand Dunes Park and Preserve es un lugar excelente y de f\u00e1cil acceso para observar el cielo oscuro\u201d, dijo Myers.<\/p>\n<p>Great Sand Dunes es ahora oficialmente parte del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/our-work\/conservation\/idsp\/parks\/great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Dark Sky Park (<\/a>programa que certifica comunidades, parques y \u00e1reas protegidas de todo el mundo que preservan y protegen sitios oscuros).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29169\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29169\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny.webp\" alt=\"El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve es un lugar ideal para observar las estrellas. Aqu\u00ed, la V\u00eda L\u00e1ctea es visible sobre las dunas con picos nevados a lo lejos. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny.webp 800w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/02\/10155027\/Milky-Way-over-the-dunes-tiny-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve es un lugar ideal para observar las estrellas. Aqu\u00ed, la V\u00eda L\u00e1ctea es visible sobre las dunas con picos nevados a lo lejos. Foto cortes\u00eda de NPS\/Patrick Myers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obtener la certificaci\u00f3n requiri\u00f3 a\u00f1os de esfuerzo. Los defensores del parque trabajaron con los vecinos para minimizar la contaminaci\u00f3n lum\u00ednica.<\/p>\n<p>Los visitantes pueden participar reduciendo el uso de luces. Y los ni\u00f1os que participan en el Programa de Guardabosques Juvenil pueden convertirse oficialmente en &#8220;exploradores nocturnos&#8221;. En las noches de luna llena, se puede explorar las dunas sin linternas frontales.<\/p>\n<p>Myers coment\u00f3 que explorar las Grandes Dunas de Arena al anochecer puede ser una experiencia m\u00e1gica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSienta la suave brisa nocturna. Escuche el canto de los b\u00fahos, el aullido de los coyotes a lo lejos, el canto de las ranas y los sapos, el susurro de las criaturas del bosque y el tamborileo de las ratas canguro que se advierten mutuamente\u201d, dijo. \u201cQuiz\u00e1s note que sus sentidos se agudizan al pasar m\u00e1s tiempo en lugares oscuros y tranquilos\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las dunas de arena m\u00e1s altas de Am\u00e9rica del Norte se alzan contra picos nevados de 14,000 pies como una playa gigante y caprichosa que se estrell\u00f3 accidentalmente en la costa de las monta\u00f1as de Colorado. La naturaleza se ha lucido en el Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, para deleite de sus visitantes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2123,"featured_media":29150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9192],"tags":[9223,9216,9132],"class_list":["post-84198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-espanol","tag-actividades-en-colorado","tag-disfrute-colorado","tag-traducciones-en-espanol"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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