Conquering the Dunes
One of the things I've always wanted to do is get closer to the giant sand dunes on the coast. After reaching the limit of the road I now want to go find one of these large piles of sand and climb to the top!
The Climb
Luckily, as it happens a set of dunes were right along the road heading back from the beach. I pulled over to an atv staging area. A little nervous that I might get run over by one of these ATV's flying over the dune I set out for my first real Dune experience. Standing at the bottom of twenty feet of solid sand I decided to try and scale the steepest part. The sand slides freely every time I dig my cowboy boots in to take a step up. I'm reminded of those stair exercise machines where you're staying in place but supposedly climbing flights of stairs. Pausing half way up I look at the tracks in the sand and marvel at the fact an ATV made it up this without tipping backwards.
The View
I finally crest the top of the dune, after a lot of concentration and balance. The view is a little surprising, it flattens out in front of me and is strewn with ATV tracks all over. I turn around to admire the distance covered in climbing up then glance to the West where the ocean is still churning. Finally after tromping through the sand I slide very carefully down the back to my truck. As far as adventures go this has been amazing!
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