Day 3 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Today we went up into the mountains from Montrose to see Black Canyon National Park. This relatively small park covers both sides of the gorge on the Gunnison River, but we only visited the South Rim as it would have taken many more hours to get to and navigate through the North Rim. Anyway, we traveled up a few thousand feet to get into the park. Once in, there's a single road that stretches around 7 miles to allow access to various viewing points. The narrow canyon offers a nearly vertical drop of over 2000 feet at times. There are spectacular rock formations and amazing bands of color throughout the whole canyon. A truly incredible natural feature that my photography cannot even come close to showing.
After our return to town, we took a stroll along the river in town (not the Gunnison) where we saw more of the golden Narrow Leaf Cottonwoods. Then dinner at a local brewery called Colorado Boy. Great pizza, pretty good beer, and a laid back vibe.Read more