// Adventures and Photography from the Colorado Plateau, Rocky Mountains & Beyond
Monday, November 16, 2015
I was out at the Coke Ovens Overlook at the Colorado National Monument this evening hoping to catch some interesting weather conditions before sunset. While I was waiting I saw a patch of warm-colored light strike the Grand Valley in the distance and then move up the Book Cliffs before disappearing in a matter of minutes. I snapped a couple of pictures.
Leave a CommentFriday & Saturday, November 13-14, 2015
Our objective on Saturday was to go for a hike in the Colorado National Monument in search of a couple of small dinosaur tracks hidden on a large boulder in Ute Canyon. We did manage to find the tracks we were looking for, but before we get into that part of the trip report here are a couple of photos I took on Friday evening along the rim of Monument Canyon in the west side of the Monument.
Leave a CommentSunday, November 8, 2015
On Sunday Diane and I stayed close to home and did a little backcountry hiking in the Colorado National Monument. This time we were in search of a little-known set of natural bridges located at the head of a short unnamed side canyon that have no official name, but are collectively known as the Triple Bridges. In recent years a fourth opening has appeared that is becoming the start of a fourth natural bridge (you can see the tiny hole in the photo above that is below the set of two bridges), however at this point I would consider that opening so insignificant that I don’t feel there is currently a need to rename these arches to the ‘Quadruple Bridges’ – but maybe one day!
Leave a CommentFriday, November 6, 2015
After work this evening I went on a short hike into the East Entrance of Monument Canyon (Lower Monument Canyon) in the Colorado National Monument to take a few photos just before and after the sunset. Here are a couple of photos from the short hike.
Leave a CommentSunday, October 18, 2015
For most of the day we had an overcast sky with the occasional light rain shower here in the Grand Valley, but as it got later in the afternoon the clouds started to break up a bit and the chances of a nice sunset were looking good. I decided to head out with my camera and take a drive through the Colorado National Monument on Rim Rock Drive so I could take a few photos from the overlooks until sunset. The late afternoon light breaking through the clouds turned out to be pretty nice at times. When I reached the Book Cliffs View near the Visitor’s Center and campground I decided to finally climb to the summit of Saddlehorn (5,770) nearby. It was a short and easy climb, but it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and am happy that I can finally cross it off my list. Here are a few photos from my evening along Rim Rock Drive.
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