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It was obvious that Colorado National Monument was a unique park from the moment my friend and I entered the East Entrance at Grand Junction, Colorado.We were awe struck by the rock formations created by the forces of nature.   We wanted to stop and take pictures every few feet along the way, but had to wait until we reached a scenic pullout. Columbus Canyon was our first opportunity to take pictures.  From the moment we opened the car door, goose bumps began forming on our skin as a result of the chill in the stiff breeze.From the top of the cliff to about mid cliff, the red, white, and black rock layers are streaked with black.  The view of the valley below gave us the feeling that it just couldn’t get any better than this!

Our next stop was at Red Canyon Overlook, the view was completely different and quite unique at this lookout.  As you look toward Grand Junction you can see a new v shaped canyon forming at the bottom of a curved canyon.While admiring one of the trees growing out of the canyon wall, we were thrilled to see a couple of large black birds nesting.

I’ve heard that “the joy is in the journey” and the diversity of the rock formations along Rim Rock Drive to Fallen Rock Overlook certainly did not disappoint us.As a result of a huge vertical crack forming and then being widened by water and ice, a large piece of the cliff slid to canyon floor.

We started our trip without much planning and rather late in the day.  It was at this point in our trip that we discovered that we didn’t have extra batteries for my camera.  My friend kept trying to coax “just one more picture” out of the camera even though the camera was telling her the batteries were low.  She managed to take several more pictures at Artists Point and Coke Ovens Overlook before the batteries would no longer cooperate. 

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