Today we started our drive south as we start to wrap up our trip. We headed to
Independence Pass and the Continental Divide.
The view of the mountains was spectacular.
It's hard to believe that we are standing on the top of a mountain.
The Gopher better hold on, or he could end up sliding down the mountain.
On our way south, we stopped in
Redstone for lunch. We ate at a little cafe next to a river. The food was good and the scenery was excellent.
Our next stop was the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison. We almost didn't go since it had been raining. But we decided to drive there and check it out. The canyon was carved by the
Gunnison river.
We started at the Visitor's Center and then headed around the canyon rim. There were several stops along the way where you could get out and look into the canyon. This is from the painted wall. The family consensus was that it looked like Abraham Lincoln with a worm body. You decide what you think it looks like.
This is at the painted wall. You can see from the clouds that the rain is still in the area.
We saw a beautiful rainbow at our final stop of the day.
This is where we were supposed to hike to (next to that tree sticking out). It was our last hike of the day and I didn't pack any diapers or wipes, since I thought it would be a short one. Well, we made it almost to the end and the Gopher decided he needed a pit stop. Of course it was the runny messy kind and so we couldn't leave him in it. I know that whatever you pack in you are supposed to pack out, but we had to leave a little something on the trail (at least it is
biodegradable). So we decided to turn around and head back to the car before we made it to the end. But overall the girls really enjoyed the Black Canyon and it was well worth the trip.
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Today we started our drive south as we start to wrap up our trip. We headed to Independence Pass and the Continental Divide.
The view of the mountains was spectacular.
It's hard to believe that we are standing on the top of a mountain.
The Gopher better hold on, or he could end up sliding down the mountain.
On our way south, we stopped in Redstone for lunch. We ate at a little cafe next to a river. The food was good and the scenery was excellent.
Our next stop was the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We almost didn't go since it had been raining. But we decided to drive there and check it out. The canyon was carved by the Gunnison river.
We started at the Visitor's Center and then headed around the canyon rim. There were several stops along the way where you could get out and look into the canyon. This is from the painted wall. The family consensus was that it looked like Abraham Lincoln with a worm body. You decide what you think it looks like.
This is at the painted wall. You can see from the clouds that the rain is still in the area.
We saw a beautiful rainbow at our final stop of the day.
This is where we were supposed to hike to (next to that tree sticking out). It was our last hike of the day and I didn't pack any diapers or wipes, since I thought it would be a short one. Well, we made it almost to the end and the Gopher decided he needed a pit stop. Of course it was the runny messy kind and so we couldn't leave him in it. I know that whatever you pack in you are supposed to pack out, but we had to leave a little something on the trail (at least it is biodegradable). So we decided to turn around and head back to the car before we made it to the end. But overall the girls really enjoyed the Black Canyon and it was well worth the trip.
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