The Other Three National Parks of Colorado (May 2026)
Link to photo album Great Sand Dunes National Park It's time for another adventure, this time with the in-law side of the family, who we've done numerous other adventures with. Last time was a rafting trip to New River Gorge, but we have done Joshua Tree, Channel Islands, Shenandoah, Carlsbad and more. We started this trip in Montrose Colorado after a long layover in Denver. Day 1 First park of the trip is Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The Black Canyon is not a well known park and maybe not even a park that deserves “park” status, but like all other parks in the country is it worthy of some attention and a visit. I guess I should mention that when we arrived in Montrose and walked out of the airport it was beyond windy, you know that type of wind where you cannot stand up straight and the dust from the ground is kicked up into your eyes? Well it was like that, but it wasn’t crazy cold but just weird weather. The forecast for this day was slated to be cold and rainy and...