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Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/01/2016
The access trail at Island Peaks Overlook along North Rim Road.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/01/2016
The steep quartz monzonite cliffs of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison from an overlook along North Rim Road.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/21/2016
Seen from the Chasm Overlook, the canyon walls are just 1,000 feet apart in places, leaving the canyon floor in shadows for much of the day.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/21/2016
Morning sunlight illuminating the south rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, seen from Chasm View.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
White morning glory along the Green Mountain Trail.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
An informal overlook along the Green Mountain Trail over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
The trail to Green Mountain begins at the ranger station on the north rim.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/21/2016
The unique markings of the Painted Wall, a portion of the northern wall of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/21/2016
Utah juniper along the Cedar Point Nature Trail.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/21/2016
The aromatic sage along the Cedar Point Nature Trail.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/01/2016
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison, seen from the Painted Wall Overlook.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/01/2016
The Gunnison River at the base of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, viewed from the Painted Wall Overlook.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/01/2016
The Pulpit Rock Overlook at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison along the South Rim Road, a peninsula of solid ground that lends the overlook its name.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
Sites are amply shaded at the North Rim Campground.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/02/2016
Thickets of mountain mahogany and sagebrush near the South Rim Campground at Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/02/2016
A typical site at South Rim Campground at Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
10/02/2016
Typical site at South Rim Campground.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
The Gunnison River near East Portal Campground.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
Typical campsite at East Portal Campground.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
The Crystal Dam near East Portal Campground.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date: 
09/28/2016
East Portal Campground's basin sites are well shaded.
Jeremy Small
Photo Date: 
08/05/2017
Spectacular views of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

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