Colorado Day 4: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Almighty and everlasting Father, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, I worship you...over and over today as we explore your incredible creation.

I had never heard of this park before we started planning this trip. Wow! I guess you could figure if it is a National Park it's gonna be good. (Our senior cards that get us in free were the best money we ever spent.) When we first arrived, the sun was just rising and we could see NOTHING of the canyon. So we decided to drive to the far end and work our way back.

We loved the twisted Utah junipers.

Steve not only agreed to, but he SUGGESTED, stopping at every overlook. They all involved a short, or not-so-short, walk. We realized that if we had Claudia waiting in the car, it would not have worked because you could never see much of anything from the parking lot. 

But oh! from the end of the path!!! This overlook was called "Dragon Point."

So many deep black crevasses.

DO NOT drop your phone.

Every overlook was unique, and I was grateful that Steve agreed to so many stops.

After exploring the overlook at the Visitor Center, Steve drove to the last overlook and I walked the short Rim Trail. The view was different from anything we had seen.

We could have spent all day exploring the South Rim, but we still had the San Juan Skyway ahead of us for the afternoon. I'll put that in a separate post.