Our next major stop was Boise but we took a detour to Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park. It is very similar to Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Just a bit smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the park here has taller sand dunes. Just by a little but that was cool to find out. I thought the sand dune I climbed in Colorado was the biggest. But I was mistaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We did a short loop around one of the lakes and then up the sand dune. We walked along the ridge of the dune for a while and then back down the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n
The trek-up was a bit tiring. It always feels a little longer than it actually is when you’re hiking through the sand. One step doesn’t always equal one step. You’re always sliding a bit downhill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other side of the ridge had what they called a “vortex crater”. The sand dunes here were extremely steep and it looked like a crater. If it was a ski mountain trail it would be a proper bowl situation. A double black for sure. I didn’t get information on how it formed but it must be something with the wind patterns in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We made our descent down the sand dune and got a little off the trail. We had to hop over a few fences but we made it back to where we had to be. The trip in total was probably two hours long.<\/p>\n\n\n
We made our way to Boise after and got in around 4 o’clock – just in time for check-in. It’s a cute little place. We spent the rest of the night doing some cleaning up and we relaxed and watched a movie. Just a suggestion – don’t watch “The End of the World” – it’s a horrible movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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