You will surely ask why we were in such a hurry to leave this sweet,
cool and pleasant place (click here to see what I mean - Pine Creek Trail. Independence Day 2019 trip, part 3). And the
answer may be unexpected;). Actually we wanted to see the canyon. That's
right, we came out of the canyon to see the canyon, but let's start it
again...
The Black Canyon of Gunnison is a place we love dearly and are
always ready to see. We've been to this place several times
already. We once spent a whole day exploring but mostly we drove to and
fro stopping at the viewpoints and just looking down the canyon...
This
time we had an opportunity and we couldn't miss it. Especially since
we've booked a hotel in Montrose, which is just a 30 minutes from Sunset
Point, the best place in the park to enjoy the moment
when the sun goes down the horizon...
So... we stopped at the
visitor center and first had our dinner then we took a look at beautiful old rocks... Black rocks ;)
Next we drove all the way to Sunset Point, stopping here and there and
trying to capture these spectacular views. It was an absolutely amazing
experience and we enjoyed every second of it. It was also a very
dissimilar experience and the Black Canyon looked different than what we
were used to seeing on our previous visits. This place is hard to
photograph even in good light, but it was an absolute nightmare taking
pictures in such low light, and most of the canyon remained in deep and
dark shadows (which was the real reason for calling it Black Canyon).
But it didn't matter, because the eye could capture all of the beauty of
the place...
And... I must admit, the sunset in the Black Canyon of Gunnison was
magnificent and unimaginably beautiful. It was worth all the driving
and staying late to wait for it. We remained until the sun disappeared
and finally went to our hotel, full of impressions of the day and eager
for the next adventure ;)
To be continued...
Pictures were taken on July 04, 2019.
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