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Journey Across the Desert

In the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, lies Great Sand Dunes National Park
​and Reserve. The dunes are the tallest in North America, rising over 700 feet, and covering roughly 40 square miles.
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It's like a scene out of the Sahara Desert....
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It was the perfect setting for a little doll story. But I don't do well walking on soft sand, plus it was rather a far walk
to the dunes, and we had a lot of dolls, and of course it was another bright sunny day with fierce winds. So we
​only took the four kids and Winston, and stayed down on the flat area where there weren't many people. 


​And so began their adventure in the desert....
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Struggling against the wind, with the dragon pushing their cart full of supplies...
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The little group went on and on, fighting the wind-blown sand....
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"Oooops!" said Winston, and everyone turned to look.....
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One of the wheels had fallen off....
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"We have a big problem!"
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​"What are we going to do now?"
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But Coco was quite optimistic.  "I think I can fix this. We'll need to empty out the cart."
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So they emptied out the cart, and Coco set to work....
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With the cart fixed, and it getting late, Milo decided he and the girls would continue on and set up camp for the night.
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​"We are going on ahead. Once you reload the cart, you can catch up with us."
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So I took the opportunity to take some single portrait shots of the three of them as they left.
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Coco, Winston, and the puppies were left behind...
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Winston was busy putting everything back in the cart...
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"Okay, I'm going to go with the others. You guys stay here and help Winston. 
​I'll see you later when you catch up."
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Winston had just a few more things left to throw into the cart. ​
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​"Okay, once I have everything in here, one of you can hop on."
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"Hey!!  Wait for us!!"
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