Colorado National Monument - Part B

Grand Junction KOA - Grand Junction, Colorado - Altitude: 4,921 feet
August 16-17
2007 Fall Trip - 12 days and 2,078 miles into trip

Mom reviewing the warning notice. Carry water, sharp drop offs, loose stones, ...

Mom on the trail.

It's very hot and dry.

Resting on the edge of the canyon rim.

Mom was watching hawks soaring above the canyon.

The road coming down from the top of the monument. It passes through a tunnel under where we are standing.

The tunnels are cut very smooth into the rock.

The road continues to snake its way down 1,000 feet after the tunnel.