Colorado Plateau Photo Odyssey 6: Colorado National Monument
June 16 2013 08:14 PM Filed in: Travelogue
Having driven from near western edge of the Colorado Plateau near Bryce Canyon to the eastern edge near Grand Junction, I ventured to Colorado National Monument, which arises above Fruita and Grand Junction with its red sandstone bluffs and cliffs. In my two days there, I spent most of my time in the Wedding Canyon and Monument Canyon section of the park, which is on the north side of monument near the Visitor’s Center:
On my first afternoon there I ventured south to visit places such as Ute and Red Canyons:
I also got a quick glimpse at the Coke Ovens:
But Monument Canyon drew most of my attention:
In September of 2011 I briefly visited the monument and took a snap of this dead tree off the trail in the Grand View Overlook area:
The tree was still there a year and a half later, as seen in the following evening and morning shots:
Dead trees are quite numerous in the monument. Here’s another example:
And finally some shots from Wedding Canyon:
On my first afternoon there I ventured south to visit places such as Ute and Red Canyons:
I also got a quick glimpse at the Coke Ovens:
But Monument Canyon drew most of my attention:
In September of 2011 I briefly visited the monument and took a snap of this dead tree off the trail in the Grand View Overlook area:
The tree was still there a year and a half later, as seen in the following evening and morning shots:
Dead trees are quite numerous in the monument. Here’s another example:
And finally some shots from Wedding Canyon:
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