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This area leads you right into Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.  The national park itself contains the deepest and most dramatic section of the canyon, but the canyon continues upstream into Curecanti National Recreation Area and downstream into Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.

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The canyon's name owes itself to the fact that parts of the gorge only receive 33 minutes of sunlight a day.

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The Gunnison River drops an average of 34 feet per mile through the entire canyon, making it the 5th steepest mountain descent in North America. By comparison, the Colorado River drops an average of 7.5 feet per mile through the Grand Canyon. The greatest descent of the Gunnison River occurs within the park at Chasm View dropping 240 feet per mile!

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Check out the hole in the side of the mountain.  I wanna go there.

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The Gunnison River is primarily responsible for carving the canyon.

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The Black Canyon is so named because its steepness makes it difficult for sunlight to penetrate into its depths.

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At its narrowest point the canyon is only 40 ft wide at the river.

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Wish I had more time to spend here but I will be back one day and give it the time it deserves.

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For now so long…

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Time to return to Ouray!

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Day Ten | Ouray, CO – Telluride, CO – Sliverton, CO – Ouray, CO | 100 miles

Today would be a short and scenic little jaunt to Telluride, CO.

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Plenty of spots on the ride along the way to Telluride…

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Welcome to Telluride!

Telluride is set in a box canyon amid forested peaks at the base of a resort.

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The town has set up alfresco dining as a result of “the nineteen”. 

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Yeah.  That about sums it up!