When we visited this canyon it was a national monument. Just a month later
it got promoted to National Park.
The folks here, promoting their park, say this canyon is the best in the
world when you make a combined metric of depth and narrowness. Well worth
a stop.
![The Gunnison spills out into the valley](thumb/001_36a.jpg) | (683 x 1024 - 108K) |
The Gunnison spills out into the valley
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![Yes, they really mean it when they say there are Open Range cattle about](thumb/003_22a.jpg) | (1280 x 854 - 81K) |
Yes, they really mean it when they say there are Open Range cattle about
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![The striations in the rocks look like some sort of cave drawings](thumb/005_20a.jpg) | (1280 x 854 - 171K) |
The striations in the rocks look like some sort of cave drawings
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![I look down into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison](thumb/007_18a.jpg) | (683 x 1024 - 102K) |
I look down into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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![Wide view of canyon](thumb/020_17.jpg) | (1280 x 854 - 124K) |
Wide view of canyon
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![A ranger climbs down over the edge to fetch a dropped guidebook. Talk about dedication.](thumb/022_15.jpg) | (1024 x 683 - 101K) |
A ranger climbs down over the edge to fetch a dropped guidebook. Talk about dedication.
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![Shot of the Canyon](thumb/027_10.jpg) | (683 x 1024 - 68K) |
Shot of the Canyon
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![A steep part of the canyon](thumb/031_6.jpg) | (683 x 1024 - 96K) |
A steep part of the canyon
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![K. poses with canyon](thumb/034_3.jpg) | (683 x 1024 - 98K) |
K. poses with canyon
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![Wide view of the Canyon's exit](thumb/036_1.jpg) | (1280 x 854 - 100K) |
Wide view of the Canyon's exit
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