Black Canyon Snowshoeing
Sunday, December 30, 2012
This is it! My final trip report from 2012. I sure hope 2013 is at least as good to me as 2012 was.
For my final trip of the year I had the urge to get out snowshoeing again, except I didn’t want to just head up onto the Grand Mesa again. I wanted to try somewhere new that still wasn’t too far away from home. I realized that I hadn’t made it to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park all year and I know they have some snowshoe trails near the Visitor’s Center, so I thought it would be a great place to check out.
I left my house bright and early and arrived at the park well before sunrise. Let me tell you, it was cold and windy! I hiked around until I found a view into the canyon I liked and waited for the sun to come up.
Black Canyon Dawn by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
The Gunnison River far below.
Gunnison River by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
When the sun broke free of the horizon, it lit up the rim of the canyon.
Black Canyon Sunrise by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr