On our way from Grand Junction to Mesa Verde National Park we swung by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. Declared a National Monument in 1933, it wasn’t until 1999 that is was upgraded to National Park status by Congress. I describe the place … Read More →
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Random Pics from New Mexico
Here are a few stragglers from our tour of New Mexico, including a panorama of Capitan Mountain (click it to launch a larger version).
Camping in the San Juan Nat’l Forest
Our chilliest night of camping on the entire trip was in the San Juan National Forest. It was a frigid 22 degrees by midnight. I wanted to shoot some star trails but the cold was so miserable that I’d run out, open the camera shutter, … Read More →