Montrose and Gunnison, Colo.
Visited: August 20, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 231 and 232 of 353
NPS Black Canyon NP Website; NPS Curecanti NRA Website
WHAT IS IT?
The Black Canyon is deep, narrow canyon formed by the Gunnison River whose schist and gneiss walls give it its dark appearance. The nearby Curecanti NRA consists of three reservoirs created by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Canyons’
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area
Posted in National Parks, National Recreation Area, tagged Canyons, Colorado, Geology, Railroad, Wildflowers on August 20, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Zion National Park
Posted in National Parks, tagged Arches, Backcountry, Canyons, Grand Circle, great campsites, Hiking, Shuttle Bus, Utah on April 21, 2005 | 5 Comments »
near Springdale, Utah
Visited: September 25, 2004
Second Visit: April 21, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 102 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
229 square miles of beautiful scenery centered around the profound steep gorges shaped by the Virgin River and its tributaries with a little help from geological uplift.
BEAUTY (10/10)
Zion NP shares the same breathtaking landscape as its [...]
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Posted in National Recreation Area, tagged Canyons, Dam, Wyoming on August 21, 2004 | 1 Comment »
south-central Montana and north-central Wyoming
Visited: August 21, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 83 of 353
NPS Website
We spent so little time at Bighorn NRA that we cannot fairly offer you a full review.
The best things about Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area were the Indian tacos we ate in Crow Agency, Mont. before our stop and our night in [...]
New River Gorge National River
Posted in National River, tagged Boating, Canyons, Kayaking, Rafting, Tall Bridge, West Virginia on July 27, 2004 | 2 Comments »
in southern West Virginia from Fayetteville to Hinton
Visited: July 27, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 67 of 353
NPS Website
WHAT IS IT?
53 miles of protected river that cuts a profound gorge into the mountainous countryside. The New River boasts both excellent fishing and challenging whitewater. Alongside the river’s borders lie the remains of once great railroad towns and [...]
