There are loads of recreational activities to do in the Cuchara/LaVeta area. The LaVeta Mountaineer is a one-day excursion train that travels between LaVeta and Alamosa. It looks like it would be fun, we plan on doing it sometime. They do have a website:
Another fun thing to do in the area is to visit the Sand Dunes, near Alamosa. They are really incredible, but take your sunscreen and wear a good pair of shoes that you can walk in sand with! They go for miles and miles. We visited this place first back in the 1960's. We still have some movies of David, my youngest brother, crying because they wouldn't let him climb! Below is a picture of my niece Molly (David's oldest child), with her mom Leslie. It was EXTREMELY windy the day these pictures were taken.
David, with sons (my nephews) Ian and Chris.
Now David is crying because he wants to go back to the car but the boys aren't ready to leave yet!
Sand is really hard to run on!
It used to be a national monument, but now the Sand Dunes have been named a National Park. They also have a website:
Great Sand Dunes National Park
There are lots of other things to do around Cuchara, but so far we haven't had a chance to do much because we spend all our time working on the cabin! Eventually we'll get around to them, though. There's lots of hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and they are now building a new zip line and alpine coaster. They also plan to reopen the ski area. Really looking forward to that! There are also many good trails that you can cross-country ski.
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