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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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Near vertical crystalline marbled walls delinate a canyon that is unmatched in North America for its combination of startling depths (2700 feet) and narrow opening (1000 feet at its most narrow).

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Spring flowers and forest. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Twisted juniper trees. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon from North vista trail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Tomichi Point view, late afternoon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

View from Gunnison point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Island peaks at sunset, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrows at sunset, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Sheer cliff with flourishes of crystalline pegmatite. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

View down steep rock walls and narrow chasm. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnisson River running deep in narrow gorge. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Gunisson river rapids near Narrows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunisson river near Narrows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrows seen from Chasm view at sunset, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrow gorge under dark clouds. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrows in late afternoon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Blue hues from Island peaks view, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Warner Point, dusk. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Crags and Gunnison River seen from above. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnison River shore and cliffs at East Portal in the fall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnison river in fall, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak, aspen and canyon in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Snowfall and gambel oak in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Trees in autumn foliage and canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Slope with aspen in fall foliage. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Meadow and distant peak, Mesa inclinado, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

canyon from North vista trail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Black Canyon seen from a distance. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Plateau cut by deep canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

canyon from North vista trail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Rock spires and Gunisson River from above. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

The Narrows, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Spires and vertical rock walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Crystalline marbled walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Tree on rim near Exclamation Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Detail of canyon wall from Kneeling Camel View, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Spires inside canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Pinnacles and spires, Island peaks view, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Spires and canyon walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Chasm and light. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Canyon walls with crystaline striations. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Narrowest part of canyon backlit in afternoon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gnarled trees on North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Island Peaks at sunset, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Juniper, sunset North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrows from Chasm view at sunset, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Painted wall from Chasm view at dawn, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Depths of the canyon from Chasm view, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Startling depths and narrow opening. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

The Narrows seen from Chasm view, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

painted wall from Chasm view, North Rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon and river from Island peaks overlook, North rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Side canyon wall, Long Draw. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Boulders and rapids of Gunisson River. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunisson River in narrow gorge in spring. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunisson River flowing beneath steep canyon walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

View of canyon walls from Gunisson river. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunisson river near the Narrows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gorge bottom and Gunnisson River. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Gunnisson River and boulders in gorge. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

River Rapids in canyon narrows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

River flowing at bottom of narrows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Panoramic color)

Tomichi Point in the autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon view from Tomichi Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon buttres from Tomichi Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Approaching storm, Tomichi Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Flowers, canyon, and menacing clouds, Gunnison Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon and storm clouds, Gunnison Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Wide view from Gunnison point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Approaching storm from Gunnison point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Trees and dikes across canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Pegmatite dikes. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Trees in autumn color in steep gully. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnison River in autumn from above. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Light and shadows on the canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Scrub Oak on south rim in rain. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Storm light over canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak trees in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak thicket in the fall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Fall foliage along Oak Flat Trail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Close-up of Oak leaves in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Deer and Gambel Oak trees in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak and ground covered with fallen leaves. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak and serviceberries color slopes above the canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak and leaves. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Close up of fallen aspen leaves. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Aspen and cliff in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Close up of fallen aspen leaves with snow. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Cliff and aspen in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak and aspen trees in autum with canyon walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon view with gambel oak and aspen in fall foliage. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Fall foliage color and canyon walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Cliffs and river in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon cliffs and slopes from Pulpit Rock Overlook. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunisson River at Cross Fissures. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Narrow gorge. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Serviceberries in fall foliage on the edge of canyon, Cross Fissures. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Oak and serviceberries at canyon's edge, Cross Fissures. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon seen through notch, Rock Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gambel Oak on rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Painted Wall, dawn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Painted wall from south rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Stripes of pink and white crystalline pegmatite on rock wall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Hard gneiss and schist walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Wall with swirling veins of igneous pegmatite. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Striated rock walls. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Detail of Painted wall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Fractured rock wall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Close-up of lichen on rock. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Sotol close-up. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Fallen log and indian paintbrush. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Flowers and fallen branches, High Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Juniper trees. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Textured juniper tree. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gnarled root detail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Juniper trunk close-up. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Twisted branches and tree. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Twisted tree trunks. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Juniper, Dragon Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Sunset View. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

West Elk Mountains from High Point. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Last sunrays on dead juniper. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Warner Point, late afternoon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Last sunrays on rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Warner Point, sunset. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Warner Point, night. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Juniper, Warner Point, night. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Chasm view at night. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Lupine and aspen trees. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Lupine and aspens in the spring. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Spring green aspens on hillside. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Aspens with spring new leaves. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Grasses and canyon walls, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

East Portal in spring. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Cottonwoods and slopes covered with fallen leaves, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnison river in autumn, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Gunnison River and cliffs at East Portal in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Shrubs and trees in fall color on canyon rim. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Shrubs and trees in autumn color. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Slopes with Douglas fir and shrubs. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Shrubs in fall foliage and Douglas fir. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Trunk and leaves in autumn, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Aspen in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Trees in fall foliage, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Aspen in fall. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Yellow aspen on steep slope. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Aspen on hills in autumn, East Portal. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Hills with trees in autumn color. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Rolling hills and storm in autumn. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

East Portal Road. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

South Rim Campground. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Amphitheater, South Rim Campground. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Visitor Center. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Visitor center. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Visitor center porch. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Visitor center windows. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Oak Flats, South Rim visitor center window reflexion. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Canyon, South Rim visitor center window reflexion. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Visitor Center window reflexion. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Interpretive sign. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Painted Wall interpretive sign. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Oak Flat Trail. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

Park visitor looking, Pulpit rock overlook. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ( color)

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