A little background regarding the Bruneau Sand Dunes: Bruneau has the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America which is 470 feet high. Bruneau is located south of Mountain Home, Idaho. This state park is well taken care of and they also offer a class or two that you can take during your camping experience. While we stayed there last weekend they had a Dutch Oven cooking class. I did not go to it but I thought it sounded like a great option to offer to the campers. They also have an observatory which is one of only two public observatories in Idaho. Just before sundown, Dennis and Logen went to see a solar observation through a specially designed scope. They said it was pretty interesting. They also have WIFI service so you can still access the internet while camping, nothing like "roughing it", but I could not seem to get the access inside the trailer. I was going to take the computer outside to see if it would work out there but I figured I could go without the internet for a day or two!
Of course the most fun for everyone is climbing the sand dunes and if you are a kid, digging in the sand dunes.
Halfway up the dune you will see Logen and his friends digging and finding the cool sand--under the surface of the hot, hot sand! They had a great time and spent a lot of time on the dunes.
Colin wasn't satisfied staying at the bottom of the dune he wanted to climb up to where his cousin was at. I would like to preface this next picture with a comment to let you know that the pictures do not depict how steep this dune is. It was a climb.
And the dog that I had been making fun of all weekend because she is old (12 years old) and as lazy as a cat, sprinted up the dune like she was a spring chicken. WOW! I was impressed.
This is a weird picture of Chloe and I--it looks like my leg is amputated because of the way I am sitting! HA HA :o)
We walked the sand dunes also on Sunday before heading home. There is a 5-mile hike that is mapped out around the dunes. I am sure you already know the answer to the question you are thinking.....no-we did not do the hike.....someday!
Colin had a great time walking with us. I noticed he was a little afraid of the height when we got to overlook areas of the dunes. He loved finding little sticks to dig in the dirt with. Near our camp area we had a great place where there was soft dune sand and he spent quite a bit of time digging with his pail and shovel!
Some people walk down the dune, some people sled down the dune (which we did try this time) and some people run---just like Logen did.
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