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NHD Newsletter Photo of the Month - Jan - Feb 2022

May 2021 (approx.)

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Medano Creek, at the Great Sand Dunes national monument in Colorado. It only runs a few months a year in the spring. It drains from Blanca Peak, but it doesn't go anywhere — it just sinks into the sand south of the dunes.

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