After Terri and I met with Dr B and Lana, the Nurse Navigator, we decided to stay an extra night in Scottsdale. Dr B. had provided literature on the clinical trial for Terri and I to review. If Terri had decided to take part in it, she could have signed the papers in the morning. We left early on August 9th and Terri drove-straight through to Alamosa Colorado.
The following morning we visited our last park- Great Sand Dunes. It was very strange to see these giant dunes at the foot of these mountains in Colorado-
We spent about 1 hour at the park. We watched a short film on why there is sand along this mountain range and how the flow of water, the changing seasons and the wind keep recycling the sand. Here is a great link describing this phenomenon:
https://www.handsontheland.org/grsa/resources/geo_brief.htm
Many people were hiking the dunes, however this takes a great deal of time and energy. The dunes are massive and we had to get home.
It was a great morning to play in the sand….