Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, South Rim Campground
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Rocky Mountains & Straight Down into a Canyon
We had lovely neighbors in the campground last night, a Mum and her son and daughter set up camp the next site over. The daughter was an amazing violinist and the Mum strummed along on the guitar and we had some lovely bluegrass music for a couple of hours before it got dark. Waking up, it was time to pack up the tent and the car and hit the road …
River Cut Cliffs
We left the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and headed west and little north towards Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It was another four hour day of driving, essentially going back to west Colorado up slightly north of Mesa Verde. Gabe drove us the whole way, and since we didn’t really sleep that well we were both tired. I was so …
One of the best rides of the trip An awesome gorge
... lyrical about this park as it is an absolute gem.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock falls. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
It is named "Black" because it is so deep, so sheer and so narrow that ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
... tempted us with a #1 TripAdvisor rating so, of course, it was our travel planner duty to test the rating. Scott had a double scoop waffle cone that he says warranted its own zip cone - scoop #1 was cookie dough and scoop #2 was caramel swirl. I had the Oreo Lover's sundae that was also incredelicious and almost required a wheelbarrow to transport back to our room.
Leg Three Day Seven
Mancos to Hotchkiss- left at 10 am after another nice breakfast prepared by Sally. Thirty minutes into our ride we stopped to put on our gear for cold rain. I got the jacket with a heating system that connects to the Ducati! Wow- I was toasty warm. Modern technology at its best! Went to Telluride for lunch. Loved it!! What a great town...gingerbread houses, antique stores, rustic knick-knacks, and restaurants, all surrounded by red canyons. ...
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