Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

May 23, 2022

National Park

Western Colorado

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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison gets its name from the fact that the canyon was formed by the Gunnison River and the idea that the canyon is so deep that the sun rarely reaches the bottom.

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Click Image to View Gallery: The Black Canyon of the Gunnison It's hard getting a picture of the canyon because it's so big.

Click Image to View Gallery: The Black Canyon of the Gunnison It's hard getting a picture of the canyon because it's so big.

Click Image to View Gallery: Fin Detail Pretty sure this is typical of the fins that line the walls of the canyon.

Click Image to View Gallery: Dragon Point Can you see the two dragons at the top of the wall?

Click Image to View Gallery: Dragon Point They look like the kind of dragons from a Legend of Zelda game to me.

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: Brief Tour A brief tour of the canyon from the Oak Flat Loop trail.

: Chasm View Overlook The Chasm View Overlook at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

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Oak Flat Loop Trail Read More