Road Trip - Black Canyon of the Gunnison

After a relaxing time in Denver we headed up Interstate 70 for a night with Alyssa in Frisco, CO. We spent some time drinking beers, I found out I didn't get my fellowship, and then we got some more food and more beers. As usual, any stop in a town came with showers and laundry :)

The next morning we headed out en route to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Black Canyon is the fourth newest of the national parks, but has been a national monument since the early 1900's. It is pretty spectacular how quickly this canyon drops to the river floor and how sheer the cliffs are. I don't know if I'd spend more than the two days we spent there, but it was definitely an amazing site and a great time with Alyssa and Scott. We didn't get a chance to hike down too far into the canyon because it is apparently pretty grueling, but the scenic vistas and small crowds were great!

Oh yeah, and we saw one of the best sunsets we've ever seen. I'm not sure this picture does it justice, but Lacey did a great job documenting the event!

After a couple nights in Gunnison and saying goodbye to Alyssa and Scott for now, we headed off to Telluride for a night before entering the hot deserts of Utah :(