Beginning near Palisade, Colorado the Book Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs that extend over 200 miles west towards Utah. Named due to their resemblance to ‘books on a self’, the Book Cliffs are one of the main geological features of the Grand Valley. Mount Garfield, the highest point of the BookContinue reading “Mount Garfield, Palisade Colorado”
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A Day Spent in the Colorado National Monument
Before our trip to Grand Junction I knew nothing about the Colorado National Monument. Spanning over 20,000 acres the monument was established in 1911 by President William H. Taft. The history of the monument is as impressive as the geological formations that encompass this area. We spent a day in late January following the historicContinue reading “A Day Spent in the Colorado National Monument”
Romping Tramps 