birthday 3-1 trip
Another year has passed in the life of r-dub. Guess it's time to celebrate with another road trip. I've got a hankerin' for some pass hopping. Let's see where these roads will take me this time, shall we?
Heading back now
Alright, we've made the turn back eastwards now. We're a long way from home still, however. Let's explore the Black Canyon of the Gunnison a bit.
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Since Paonia got a P on the side of their closest hill, I guess it's only fair for Hotchkiss to get its H.
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Scenery is still quite high through here.
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We're definitely in the mesa side of the state.
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This is a fun drive through here.
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Entering Crawford, CO, whose elevation roughly matches Colorado Springs.
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Rehabilitation of an old bridge is ongoing.
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Can't see why this bridge needed work...
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Curving east of Crawford State Park.
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A small finger of the lake lies on the opposite side of the road.
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Nice distance shot. Sorry about the wet spot, I really had to go.
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After traveling that distance, the scenery starts to change.
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We're entering the Black Canyon of the Gunnison area, so we get presented with this scenic pullout.
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Looking out over the far northern rim of the Black Canyon.
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These cows were really talkative. There was a line of cows as far as I could see, and they were all mooing to each other--kinda like a "Marco, Polo" game.
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Rolling right along. 92 follows the northern rim of the Black Canyon.
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Because it travels the rim, 92 is quite curvy. The maximum speed never goes above 45.
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Otherwise, 92 travels through a whole lotta nothing.
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I pulled off into an overlook. This is what it overlooked.
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A lake in the canyon.
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Looking southeast. The canyon continues to the left and right, and I believe that strip of grey is US 50.
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So what exactly are we looking at? Glad you asked!
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To the northeast.
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Enough of the touron stoof. Back to the road!
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A dancing arrow sign gets called to service.
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We say goodbye to Delta!Delta!Delta! county. See where we're about to be?
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Looking to the south. (Or was it west here? The road curved too much)
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Another shot at the canyon.
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This canyon is quite spectacular, but I bet it'd be better from inside looking up.
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Don't be fooled: we're still hugging the rim.
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Curving back to the canyon.
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I'd like an order of mountains with a side of a road, please. Hold the clouds.
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Take a look at that rock almost center in the picture. Interesting carve-out there.
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Moo.
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Goodness, this is a long road.
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Curving through another finger canyon.
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Big curve!
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Yup, still a canyon.
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Just testing the focus feature on my camera. At 45mph.
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The rad has dropped to the point where we can glimpse more of the canyon.
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Getting close to the end of the canyon.
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