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	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado.
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison is also a symphonic composition by Frank Erickson, which has been performed on the rim of the canyon.
		Black Canyon is a deep gorge which the Gunnison River flows through.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Canyon_Of_The_Gunnison_National_Park (399 words)

	Colorado Guide - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		Water continues to be an issue in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
		Established in 1933 by President Hoover, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park protects the most spectacular 12 miles of the canyon.
		Black Canyon, one of the most astounding canyons in the world, is as narrow as 1,100 feet across in places, yet its walls plummet 2,900 feet down to the Gunnison River far below.
	www.coloradoguide.com /nparks/blca/index.cfm (817 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has been carved by the Gunnison River in its headlong rush to join with the Colorado.
		Although the Hayden Expedition and survey parties for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad all pronounced the Black Canyon "inaccessible," by the end of the 1800's there was a lot of interest in tapping the Gunnison River as a source of water for the Uncompaghre Valley.
	www.sangres.com /np/gunnison.htm (496 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Encyclopedia.com
		The park embraces the most spectacular stretch of the 53-mi (85-km) long Black Canyon, which is named for the sheer, dark-colored walls carved by the unspoiled Gunnison River.
		The area was designated a national monument in 1933 and became a national park in 1999.
		The narrow canyon is so deep (as much as 2,660 ft/811 m) that its bottom is in the shadows for most of the day.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b/blackc1an.asp (211 words)

	BLACK CANYON ANGLERS: Wilderness Fly Fishing and Whitewater Rafting Trips through the Gunnison River Gorge, Colorado
		The steep and narrow walls of the famous Black Canyon section of the Gunnison River hold spectacular scenery and offer world class wilderness fly fishing and whitewater rafting trips to the experienced and novice alike.
		Black Canyon Anglers is recognized as the largest permitted outfitter in the Gunnison Gorge.
		The Gunnison is the second largest river in the state of Colorado and, according to the Division of Wildlife, has more fish per mile than any other river in the state.
	www.blackcanyonanglers.com (307 words)

	Black Canyon Gunnison National Park
		2) " Canyon" -- in the term Black Canyon Gunnison National Park
		3) " Gunnison" -- in the term Black Canyon Gunnison National Park
		Black is the lack of all colors oflight, or an exhausive combination of multiple colors of pigment.
	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/1651-black-canyon-gunnison-national-park.html (982 words)

	Colorado Guide - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		A New Park: On October 21st, 1999, Black Canyon was officially upgraded in status and became the 55th National Park in the US, and the third smallest.
		The canyon walls are composed of volcanic schist, predominantly black in colour, and as the gorge reaches depths of over 2,000 feet while often being only 1500 feet across, sunlight illuminates the walls only briefly, hence the name 'Black Canyon'.
		One of the steepest, darkest and most rugged of such canyons is formed by the Gunnison river as it flows through hard ancient rocks at the western edge of the Rocky Mountains, on its way to joining the Colorado river at Grand Junction.
	www.americansouthwest.net /colorado/black_canyon_gunnison/national_park.html (761 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area Outreach Education Programs are committed to creating an awareness of and fostering an appreciation for the mission of the National Park Service and the natural, cultural, and historic resources of the two parks.
		The Black Canyon, which has been carved by the Gunnison River as it hurries to join the Colorado, is 53 miles long, but only the deepest, most spectacular 12 miles of the gorge lie within Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
		The canyon and its rims are home to a variety of wildlife, from the chipmunks and ground squirrels to weasels, badgers, marmots, and black bear.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/blca/index.htm (1535 words)

	Montrose, Colorado-Cabins, Lodging, Camping
		The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to the west is the most stunning day trip of all: as deep as 2,700' and as narrow as 1,300', the canyon was shaped by the churning waters of the Gunnison River.
		Near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Ouray and Telluride.
		Close to the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park in Montrose Colorado.
	coloradodirectory.com /montrose (713 words)

	Colorado Guide - Curecanti National Recreation Area
		Unfortunately, this system of dams severely alters the river ecology of nearby Black Canyon and threatens the delicate riparian ecosystem downstream from the recreation area.
		Hikers might want to take one of the numerous trails that start at the north side of the reservoirs along Highway 92 or the Curecanti Creek Trail, which descends 1,000 feet down from the rim of the Black Canyon to Morrow Point Reservoir.
		Curecanti National Recreation Area encompasses three reservoirs which are named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River.
	www.coloradoguide.com /nparks/cuna/index.cfm (441 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		History of Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP History and Culture of Black Canyon of the Gunnison
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison Weather and Map
		Checklist of plants found at Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP.
	www.closertonature.com /parks/black-canyon-national-park.htm (217 words)

	Chicago Tribune A guide to the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park/Curecanti National Recreation Area, 102 Elk Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230; 970-641-2337; e-mail cure-vis-mail@nps.gov; www.nps.gov/blca/
		A guide to the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
		Although technically never entering the national park, a 90-minute boat tour leaving from Morrow Point in Curecanti National Recreation Area allows visitors access to the base of the upper Black Canyon and a view of its sheer walls from hundreds of feet below the rims.
	www.chicagotribune.com /travel/chi-001117-onpguide,0,5568113.story (515 words)

	USATODAY.com
		Park at Arizona Snowbowl, the Flagstaff ski area, and follow the Kachina Trail, which follows beautiful rolling terrain through several small meadows and stands of aspen and ponderosa, with sweet views of red-rock desert on the horizon,” says Howard.
		“Reaching the state's high point (1,951 feet) isn't quite as daunting as it sounds, since the trek from the parking area is only a couple hundred feet in elevation gain,” Howard says.
	www.usatoday.com /printedition/life/20051202/dd_great02.art.htm (630 words)

	07/23/01: Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park (North Rim), Colorado
		On the way out of Black Canyon I spotted a small coyote I'd guess to be less than 6 months old.
		CO 92 follows the Black Canyon for much of its 52 mile length.
		A sign indicates Black Canyon is not the longest canyon, nor the deepest, nor the narrowest nor does it have the steepest walls.
	www.clydesisler.com /Trip/Reports/Colorado/20010723BlackCanyonNationalPark.htm (1202 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		The Black Canyon is the result of volcanic activity, steady downcutting over millions of years by the Gunnison River, and the geologic activities of the Gunnison Uplift and Sawatch and West Elk Mountain ranges.
		About 10 miles east of the town of Montrose and six miles north of U.S. 50, the south rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a hidden oasis that cascades down to the waters of the Gunnison River.
		The Black Canyon became a national monument in 1933 and a national park this year.
	www.cyberwest.com /cw17/black.html (912 words)

	Find in a Library: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999.
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999.
		Find in a Library: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999.
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Colo.)
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/2a74012509d6fe25a19afeb4da09e526.html (118 words)

	Gunnison River rafting trip near Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Colorado
		Proposed as a National Wild and Scenic River, the Gunnison below the newly expanded Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is an aquatic gem.
		Gunnison River rafting trip near Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Colorado
		Near Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, Colorado
	www.adrift.com /gunnison.htm (216 words)

	Colorado National Monument - DesertUSA
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument: 88 miles southeast.
		Colorado National Monument comprises 20,453.93 acres, about 32 square miles of sheers walls and deep canyons which expose many of the colorful geologic formations displayed in greater abundance further southwest on the Colorado Plateau.
		The canyon bottoms, about 4,700 feet elevation, have ancient Precambrian rocks covered by Triassic-age Chinle, Wingate, Kayenta, Entrada and Summerville formations, then the Morrison Formation bearing dinosaur fossils.Three Cretaceous formations are exposed on top of the mesa, about 7,200 feet elevation.
	www.desertusa.com /colnm/du_col_vvc.html (529 words)

	Gunnison, Colorado-Cabins, Lodging, Camping
		The Sawatch Range, a narrow strip of the Continental Divide, is in the backdrop to Taylor Park Reservoir, between Buena Vista and Gunnison.
		Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, 9 miles west, is the largest man-made lake in Colorado with 96 miles of shoreline - an angler's paradise.
		The Gunnison River Territory stretches from one spectacular nature scape to another with plunging canyon walls, emerald lakes, imposing peaks and wildflower meadows.
	www.coloradodirectory.com /gunnison (1156 words)

	The Black Canyon of the Gunnison plunges nearly 3000 feet below some of Colorado’s finest elk country
		In 1999, Congress permanently protected 14 miles of the deepest part of the canyon by establishing the 30,300-acre Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
		Although elk avoid the steep walls of Black Canyon, they do roam the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests that ring the national park.
		Plummeting as much as 2,700 feet almost vertically from its rim and stretching only 40 feet across at its narrowest point, west-central Colorado& Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of North America’s steepest, darkest and most rugged gorges.
	www.rmef.org /bugle/pages/04MA/MA04namethat_details.html (662 words)

	The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado Wallpaper and Web Art Photographs
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
		The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado Wallpaper and Web Art Photographs
		I have often despaired of capturing the beauty of a majestic canyon with a camera, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison was no exception.
	www.wallpaperdave.com /bcg.htm (277 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		We stopped at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park for a break.
		Pat and I wished we could have hiked down into the canyon, but had to be satisfied with going to a few overlooks and to the Visitors Center.
		She went on to say they were starting out on a search mission for a missing hiker.
	student.ccbcmd.edu /~ldobson2/info/html/days/bcgnp.html (195 words)

	Gunnison River White Water Rafting Near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		Gunnison River White Water Rafting Near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		geology of the Gunnison Gorge is reminiscent of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
		The Gunnison Gorge in western Colorado is a National Conservation Area and is adjacent to the newly created
	www.inaraft.com /gunnison.htm (226 words)

	Nov.29 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		Nov.29 - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
	phweb.physics.gatech.edu /jxiao/Album/Trip%20to%20Colorado(2003)/Nov.29/index.html (18 words)

	HISTORICAL SEDIMENT BUDGET FOR THE BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO
		The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a narrow and steep canyon located near Montrose, Colorado along the Gunnison River.
		The object of this study is a sediment budget analysis of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and possible changes over time due to flow regulation.
		A historical comparison of the area extent and volume of river bank storage of alluvium and colluvium sediment sources such as talus slopes and debris flows is done using historical area photography in a geographic information system.
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_77558.htm (503 words)

	Lodging - Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park - US-Parks.com
		Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park - Lodging
		Lodging - Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park - US-Parks.com
		The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock.
	www.us-parks.com /black_canyon/lodging.html (231 words)

	Area Map of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado - Colorado Mapsite
		Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park map produced by the Colorado MapSite team from NPS PDF data.
		This area map of Black Canyon has been selected to show the trails, roads and features in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
		Area Map of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado- Colorado Mapsite
	www.colorado-mapsite.com /us_co_black_canyon.html (205 words)

	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
		Narrower and deeper than any canyon in the country for the twelve miles that it passes through the park 1750 to 2200 feet deep, 1150 feet across the canyon, from rim to rim at the Narrows.
		Then about two million years ago, the Gunnison, now deeply commited to a course between the mountain ranges, was forced to start cutting through the top of a 65 mile long metamorphic blister which had intruded under the softer sediments 60 million years previous.
		Trapped by the mass of the San Juans to the south and the fiery volcanoes which became the West Elk Mountains to the north, the Gunnison River began to cut through the soft volcanic layers as it flowed west.
	www.turtlehill.org /shel2/gunn.html (815 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Interior chief discusses future of West's dwindling water
		Norton said working cooperatively with state officials resulted in an agreement last year on water flows in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado.
		She said the National Park Service has more staff than it did four years ago and is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overdue construction and repairs.
		She also defended the Bush administration's commitment to the country's national parks in response to criticism from conservation groups and National Park Service retirees.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040723-1642-wst-westernwater.html (706 words)

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