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The Great Sand Dunes
National Park
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Oriental Land Trust
Each summer since first documented in 1967 the Orient Mine has been home to the state’s largest colony of migrating Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats. Between mid-June and mid-September every year, visitors can watch the bats emerge from the mine at dusk in the thousands. Join us for a two-mile hike up to the mine to experience this marvelous event.
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Zapata Falls
Penitente Canyon
​A painting on a rock wall in this secluded canyon in the San Luis Valley is said to have been put there by the members of the Penitente Brotherhood in the mid 1900s. The canyon is one of the top rock climbing areas in the state. The area also holds more rock art than anywhere else in the Valley.
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San Luis State Wild Life Area
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Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
A vintage steam locomotive, The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad runs between Alamosa and La Veta, going over the rugged La Veta Pass and stopping in the small town of La Veta along the way. The steam engine pulls the train on weekends, a diesel does the work during the week.
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