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Great Sand Dunes National Park. USA Road Trip 2026 - Day 2: Buena Vista, CO - Taos, NM [ENG/POL].
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Great Sand Dunes National Park. USA Road Trip 2026 - Day 2: Buena Vista, CO - Taos, NM [ENG/POL].

May 31, 2026 10 min read

Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO was the highlight of Day 2 of our US Road Trip 2026. We started the day in Buena Vista, CO and drove south along Rocky Mountains ranges. We detoured a bit to Zapata Falls, where I hiked at my highest elevation up to that point, and finally admired the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. The day ended in Taos, NM. [POL] Park