Westbound I-70 climbing up the viaduct from Reverse Curve Tunnel at the eastern end of Glenwood Canyon
West portal into Hanging Lake Tunnel on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon
Triple-stack in Hanging Lake Tunnel - Colorado River under Union Pacific train under Interstate 70
Amtrak's California Zephyr, Colorado River, and US 6 in Glenwood Canyon in the 1980s, before I-70 was constructed
Photo of the viaduct from the California Zephyr (note the window reflection below the eastbound truck)
Rafting Glenwood Canyon
Titled: I-70 in De Beque Canyon, there is no viaduct in DeBeque, this is in Glenwood Canyon
I-70 in De Beque Canyon,
Beavertail Mountain tunnel in De Beque Canyon at sunrise; taken from the California Zephyr
De Beque Canyon from Island Acres Campground, between De Beque and Palisade, < 20 miles east of Grand Junction
Island Acres Campgound in the Island Acres section of Colorado River State Park
A mature bald eagle stood sentinel at the entrance to Horsethief Canyon
the Rattlesnake monocline, where the strata were compressed and upturned during the Laramide orogeny
I like the way the setting sun just lit up two small sections of the cliffs in the distance [Ruby Canyon]
I like the way the setting sun just lit up two small sections of the cliffs in the distance
Gravel bar in Ruby-Horsethief Canyon
Black rocks on a Steamy morning after a night of rain in Ruby...
Steamy morning after a night of rain in Ruby...
I took this picture at sunrise of our rafts in Mee Corner camp [Ruby Canyon]
I took this picture at sunrise of our rafts in Mee Corner camp
Demon Face, on the canyon wall entering Westwater Canyon
Demon Face,
Ranger Kathryn in Westwater Canyon; the canyon is 17 miles long with no mid-canyon take-out
In the rapids of Westwater Canyon
A narrow section of Westwater Canyon inside wicked black rock canyon walls
Approaching Skull Rapid in Westwater Canyon
A rafter going into Skull Rapid; from a YouTube video from above the rapid - a link to the video is in the gallery
The remaining frame of the 1916 Dewey suspension bridge which burned in 2008, at the entry into no-name canyon 1
View of the north canyon wall downstream a little distance from Dewey
View of Scenic Byway 128 in the canyon
View down the canyon with the La Sal Mountains behind the canyon wall in the distance
Leaving the canyon, entering Professor Valley with some amazing geology
Scenic view of geology in Professor Valley
Entering no-name canyon 2, the gorge of the BLM's Colorado River Byway
Looking down the gorge toward US191 and Moab
Boat/raft take-out ramp along the Colorado River
Geology of the Colorado River Byway gorge, nearing US191 and Moab
View east up the end of canyon 2 from the Colorado Riverway trail bridge
Meander Canyon near Moab, the south side of the Colorado on BLM 114 off Kane Creek Blvd in Moab
Meander Canyon - 60 miles of quiet water from Moab to Green River (class I rapid 2 mi north of the confluence)
Peaceful Colorado River in scenic Meander Canyon near Moab, Utah, inside Canyonlands National Park
Kayak on the Colorado in Meander Canyon
View from Dead Horse Point of Meander Canyon inside Canyonlands National Park
Cataract Canyon Sunrise on the Colorado in Cataract Canyon from NPS
Cataract Canyon Sunrise
Whitewater rafting - 14 miles of rapids ranging in difficulty to Class V in the hazardous and isolated Cataract Canyon
Photo in Cataract Canyon by NPS Park Ranger Kathryn
Whitewater rafting in the extreme on the Colorado in Cataract Canyon
Sunrise on the Colorado at Spanish Bottom in Cataract Canyon
Massive canyon walls of Glen canyon at its junction with Cataract & Dirty Devil Canyons at the Bridge at Hite Crossing
bath tub rings on the walls of Glen Canyon in Lake Powell illustrate the depth of the Colorado River Basin drought
bath tub rings
Main channel of the Colorado River and Lake Powell covers 186 miles (299 km) of Glen Canyon
More bath tub rings in the junction of San Juan and Glen Canyons - try to picture Glen Canyon before Lake Powell?
Glen Canyon below the dam - Glen Canyon continues 15 miles from Glen Canyon Dam to Lee's Ferry & Marble Canyon
Horseshoe Bend in lower Glen Canyon, about half-way between the Glen Canyon Dam and Lee's Ferry
Looking upstream in Marble Canyon through Navajo Bridge with Echo Peaks on the horizon
Marble Canyon from historic Navajo Bridge, now a pedestrian walkway (Echo Peaks visible)
Canyon at Mid-day in Marble Canyon, looking downstream on the Colorado
Canyon at Mid-day
Noon Day Rest in Marble Canyon, 1872, from John Wesley Powell's 2nd expedition (a link in the gallery has more info)
Noon Day Rest in Marble Canyon,
Looking into Marble Canyon, Shinimo Alter in the distance, December 31,1870 (a link in the gallery has more info)
Confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado, the west end of Marble Canyon
The Grand Canyon side of its junction with Marble Canyon, a view into the canyon from a south rim viewpoint
Dave On the Edge, looking down into the canyon
Dave On the Edge,
View from the South Kaibab Trail into Grand Canyon and Colorado River on the canyon floor
Phantom Ranch and campground in Bright Angel Canyon, from the River Trail overlook in Grand Canyon
Toroweep Sunrise from Toroweep overlook near the place where Grand Canyon NP and Lake Mead NRA merge
Toroweep Sunrise
Stand-Up Paddleboarding Havasu Creek
Lookout Studio in Grand Canyon Village on the south rim
Black Canyon and Hoover Dam Bypass viewed from Hoover Dam
Abandoned catwalk, used in the 1930s to get to the Water Guaging Station
Raft launch in Black Canyon, below Hoover Dam
Colorado River in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam
White Rock Canyon, a tributary to Black Canyon downstream from Hoover Dam
Emereld Cove in Black Canyon, near Willow Beach