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Canyons of the Colorado River Photo Gallery
The gallery contains photos of the canyons, following Colorado River from Glenwood Canyon at Dotsero, Colorado, through Black Canyon that ends near Laughlin, Nevada, a few minutes north of Needles, California - thirteen canyons, many photos.
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![Westbound I-70 climbing up the viaduct from Reverse Curve Tunnel at the eastern end of Glenwood Canyon I-70 in Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/1e5f04bce9d9.jpg)
![West portal into Hanging Lake Tunnel on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/Hanging_Lake_Tunnel_I-70_Glenwood_Canyon.jpg)
![Triple-stack in Hanging Lake Tunnel - Colorado River under Union Pacific train under Interstate 70 Hanging Lake Tunnel, Union Pacific, and Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/I-70Tunnelsandtrain.jpg)
![Amtrak\'s California Zephyr, Colorado River, and US 6 in Glenwood Canyon in the 1980s, before I-70 was constructed California Zephyr in Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/CZ_at_Glenwood_Canyon_Colo_1980s_WM.jpg)
![Photo from the California Zephyr train of the viaduct in Glenwood Canyon I-70 in Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/IMG_5750.jpg)
![<q>Rafting Glenwood Canyon</q> Rafting Glenwood Canyon](GlenwoodCanyon/images/rafting_glenwood_canyon.jpg)
![Titled: <q>I-70 in De Beque Canyon,</q> there is no viaduct in DeBeque, this is in Glenwood Canyon I-70 inDe Beque Canyon](DeBequeCanyon/images/September2013.jpg)
![Beavertail Mountain tunnel in De Beque Canyon at sunrise; taken from the California Zephyr Beavertail Mountain tunnel](DeBequeCanyon/images/Beavertailmountaintunnel.jpg)
![De Beque Canyon from Island Acres Campground, between De Beque and Palisade, < 20 miles east of Grand Junction');return false; De Beque Canyon](DeBequeCanyon/images/005.jpg)
![Island Acres Campgound in the Island Acres section of Colorado River State Park Island Acres Campground](DeBequeCanyon/images/IslandAcresCampground.jpg)
![<q>A mature bald eagle stands sentinel at the entrance to Horsethief Canyon</q> Bald Eagle Sentinel](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/DPP_0840.jpg)
![<q>the Rattlesnake monocline, where the strata were compressed and upturned during the Laramide orogeny</q> Rattlesnake monocline](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/DPP_0843.jpg)
![<q>I like the way the setting sun just lit up two small sections of the cliffs in the distance</q> [Ruby Canyon] Setting sun in Ruby](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/784381274.jpg)
![<q>Gravel bar in Ruby-Horsethief Canyon</q> Gravel bar](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/RM147.jpg)
![Black rocks on a <q>Steamy morning after a night of rain..</q> Sunrise in Ruby](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/DPP_0853.jpg)
![<q>I took this picture at sunrise of our rafts in Mee Corner camp</q> [Ruby Canyon] Sunrise in Ruby](HorsethiefRubyCanyon/images/DPP_0844.jpg)
![<q>Demon Face,</q> on the canyon wall entering Westwater Canyon Demon Face](WestwaterCanyon/images/14762247714.jpg)
![Ranger Kathryn entering Westwater Canyon; the canyon is 17 miles long with no mid-canyon take-out Ranger Kathryn entering Westwater Canyon](WestwaterCanyon/images/img_4879.jpg)
![In the rapids of Westwater Canyon - the canyon is 17 miles long with no mid-canyon take-out Westwater Canyon Rapids](WestwaterCanyon/images/westwater-canyon_3851563.jpg)
![A narrow section of Westwater Canyon inside wicked black rock canyon walls Westwater Canyon narrows](WestwaterCanyon/images/14762243354.jpg)
![Approaching Skull Rapid in Westwater Canyon - a link to YouTube video of rafts in the rapid is at the bottom of the page Westwater at Skull Rapid](WestwaterCanyon/images/westwatercanyonrafting.jpg)
![A rafter going into Skull Rapid; from a YouTube video from above the rapid - a link to it is at the bottom of the gallery Skull Rapid](WestwaterCanyon/images/SkullRapid.jpg)
![The remaining frame of the 1916 Dewey suspension bridge which burned in 2008, at the entry into no-name canyon 1 Dewey bridge](/ScenicByway128/images/DeweyBridges-cr.jpg)
![View of the north canyon wall downstream a little distance from Dewey North canyon wall](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0237.jpg)
![View of Scenic Byway 128 in the canyon North canyon wall](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0240.jpg)
![View down the canyon with the La Sal Mountains behind the canyon wall in the distance View down the canyon](NoNameCanyons/images/DSCF0242.jpg)
![Leaving the canyon, entering Professor Valley with some amazing geology Looking back into the canyon](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0246-cr.jpg)
![Scenic view of geology in Professor Valley Scenic geology](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0253.jpg)
![Entering no-name canyon 2, the gorge of the BLM\'s Colorado River Byway Into the gorge toward Moab](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0255.jpg)
![Looking down the gorge toward US191 and Moab Down the gorge toward Moab](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0258.jpg)
![Boat/raft take-out ramp along the Colorado River Boat take-out](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0260.jpg)
![Geology of the Colorado River Byway gorge, nearing US191 and Moab Scenic view of canyon geology](/ScenicByway128/images/DSCF0261.jpg)
![View east up the end of canyon 2 from the Colorado Riverway trail bridge View up the gorge from trail bridge](NoNameCanyons/images/DSCF0278.jpg)
![Meander Canyon near Moab, the south side of the Colorado on BLM 114 off Kane Creek Blvd in Moab Meander Canyon near Moab](MeanderCanyon/images/DSCF0233.jpg)
![Meander Canyon - 60 miles of quiet water from Moab to Green River (class I rapid 2 mi north of the confluence) Meander Canyon flat water](MeanderCanyon/images/Cat.Canyon_Richardson.jpg)
![Peaceful Colorado River in scenic Meander Canyon near Moab, Utah, inside Canyonlands National Park Meander Canyon](MeanderCanyon/images/catara-0788.jpg)
![Kayak on the Colorado in Meander Canyon - a flat-water canyon Meander Canyon kayak](MeanderCanyon/images/I0000TAa.jpg)
![View from Dead Horse Point of Colorado River in Meander Canyon Dead Horse Point View](/DeadHorsePointStatePark/images/DeadHorsePoint-Panorama-cr.jpg)
![<q>Cataract Canyon Sunrise</q> on the Colorado in Cataract Canyon from NPS Cataract Canyon sunrise](CataractCanyon/images/5AB0C689.jpg)
![Whitewater rafting - 14 miles of rapids ranging in difficulty to Class V in the hazardous and isolated Cataract Canyon WhiteWater Rafting](CataractCanyon/images/Cataract_Whitewater.jpg)
![Photo in Cataract Canyon by NPS Park Ranger Kathryn Cataract Canyon](CataractCanyon/images/img_1191.jpg)
![Whitewater rafting to the extreme in Cataract Canyon Extreme whitewater rafting](CataractCanyon/images/wre-cataract.jpg)
![Sunrise on the Colorado at Spanish Bottom in Cataract Canyon Spanish Bottom Sunrise](CataractCanyon/images/Spanish_Bottom_Sunrise.jpg)
![Massive walls of Glen canyon at its junction with Cataract & Dirty Devil Canyons at the Bridge at Hite Crossing Glen Canyon at Hite Crossing](/ScenicByway95/HiteCrossing/images/IMG_0106.jpg)
![<q>bath tub rings</q> on the walls of Glen Canyon in Lake Powell illustrate the depth of the Colorado River Basin drought Glen Canyon walls at Lake Powell](GlenCanyon/images/99725-glen-canyon-6.jpg)
![Main channel of the Colorado River and Lake Powell covers 186 miles (299 km) of Glen Canyon Colorado River/Lake Powell main channel in Glen Canyon](GlenCanyon/images/original.jpg)
![More <q>bath tub rings</q> in the junction of San Juan and Glen Canyons - try to picture Glen Canyon before Lake Powell? San Juan arm](GlenCanyon/images/99727-glen-canyon-1.jpg)
![Glen Canyon below the dam - Glen Canyon continues 15 miles from Glen Canyon Dam to Lee\'s Ferry & Marble Canyon Glen Canyon below the dam](GlenCanyon/images/Glen_Canyon_305947975.jpg)
![Horseshoe Bend in lower Glen Canyon, about half-way between the Glen Canyon Dam and Lee's Ferry Horseshoe Bend](GlenCanyon/images/Horseshoe_Bend.jpg)
![Looking upstream in Marble Canyon through Navajo Bridge with Echo Peaks on the horizon Passing Navajo Bridge](/ColoradoRiverBridges/NavajoBridge/images/Passing_Navajo_bridge.jpg)
![Marble Canyon from historic Navajo Bridge, now a pedestrian walkway (Echo Peaks visible) Marble Canyon from Navajo Bridge](/GrandCanyonHike/Scenery/images/steve001.jpg)
![<q>Canyon at Mid-day</q> in Marble Canyon, looking downstream on the Colorado Mid-day in Marble Canyon](MarbleCanyon/images/Canyon_midday.jpg)
![Noon Day Rest in Marble Canyon, 1872 from Powell's 2nd expedition Noon day rest](MarbleCanyon/images/Noon_Day_Rest_in_Marble_Canyon-cr.jpg)
![Looking into Marble Canyon, Shinimo Alter in the distance, Dec 31,1870 Looking into Marble Canyon](MarbleCanyon/images/Looking_into_Marble_Canyon_of_the_Colorado_River,_Arizona._Shinimo_Alter_in_the_distance-cr.jpg)
![Confluence of the Colorado & Little Colorado, historic end of Grand River & eastern end of Grand Canyon at the west end of Marble Canyon Confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado](MarbleCanyon/images/image_p2.jpg)
![The Grand Canyon side of its junction with Marble Canyon, a view into the canyon from a south rim viewpoint Marble & Grand Canyon meet](GrandCanyon/images/steve_b_007.jpg)
![<q>Dave On the Edge,</q> looking down into the Grand Canyon Dave on the Edge!](/GrandCanyonHike/Trail/images/susan013.jpg)
![View from the South Kaibab Trail into Grand Canyon and Colorado River on the canyon floor Colorado River in Grand Canyon](/GrandCanyonHike/Scenery/images/steve031.jpg)
![Phantom Ranch and campground in Bright Angel Canyon, from the River Trail overlook in Grand Canyon Phantom Ranch in Bright Angel Canyon](/GrandCanyonHike/Scenery/images/susan028.jpg)
![<q>Toroweep Sunrise</q> from Toroweep overlook near the place where Grand Canyon NP and Lake Mead NRA merge Toroweap Sunrise](GrandCanyon/images/Toroweap_Sunrise.jpg)
![<q>Stand-Up Paddleboarding Havasu Creek,</q> a link to its story is at the bottom of the gallery Paddleboarding Havasu Creek](/ExtremePhotos/images/82286.jpg)
![Lookout Studio in Grand Canyon Village on the south rim Lookout Studio in Grand Canyon](/GrandCanyonHike/Scenery/images/D1457.jpg)
![Black Canyon and Hoover Dam Bypass viewed from Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Bypass](/ColoradoRiverBridges/HooverDamBypass/finished/Completed_Hoover_Dam_Bypass_Bridge.jpg)
![Abandoned catwalk, used in the 1930s to get to the Water Guaging Station Catwalk in Black Canyon](BlackCanyon/images/BlackCanyon_CatWalk.jpg)
![Raft launch in Black Canyon, below Hoover Dam Black Canyon Raft Launch](BlackCanyon/images/102_0067.jpg)
![Colorado River in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam Colorado River in Black Canyon](BlackCanyon/images/6a00d8341.jpg)
![Emereld Cove in Black Canyon, near Willow Beach Emerald Cove](BlackCanyon/images/BlackCanyon_EmeraldCove.jpg)
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Powell survey/expedition black & white images info (photos 53 & 54),
The story behind Paddleboarding Havasu (photo 61)
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