Colorado Tour

Susan and I headed East on Friday for a little Fall adventure. We kind of made up the trip as we went along which is something that I enjoy a little more than Susan. She has this preocupation with where we are spending the night. Here's how the route turned out:


A few years ago an airline pilot pointed out the impressive Black Canyon of the Gunnison River from 30,000 feet. I have wanted to see it up close ever since.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado, established as a national monument in 1933 and as a national park in 1999. The park contains the most picturesque section of the Black Canyon, the gorge of the Gunnison River. It is known as the Black Canyon because it is so deep and narrow that little light reaches its bottom. This section of the gorge is 16 km (10 mi) long and from 520 to 730 m (1,700 to 2,400 ft) deep.



The quakies were really blazing with color all through the Colorado mountains. The forests there are more dramatic--huge tracts of pines and large expanses of aspen that make the mountains look like they are on fire!