Rainy day in Colorado National Monument

Colorado is a very sunny state. The sun is shining in the sky 300 days a year. And we have a bright blue sky even more days every year. I'd say we never had an opportunity to see many places not under deep sky and bright sunny light. But sometimes...

 

Yes, sometimes we are lucky to see the places when the sky is dark and the weather is not... mmm... sunny ;) Even though it was raining on and off all day, we were lucky enough to hike in Rifle Falls park between the rains and enjoy the waterfalls. And the rain accompanied us later, when we drove down I-70 to Grand Junction and then Colorado National Monument. And it was pouring when we entered the park. We thought we would not be able to get out of the car and look around but still decided to drive and look out the windows. But at some point the rain just stopped. I mean it - and if you live in Colorado, you know what I mean - one second it was pouring badly and another second the sun broke through the clouds and the rainfall just stopped. So we also stopped and stepped out of the car to look at the canyons and rainbows...

The weather still was far from perfect but it only made the views more unusual. Dark sky and bright red rocks. Everything was wet but brightly lit.

 

Colorado National Monument is a great place to be at any moment. Sun or rain or snow... but I think it looks especially cool on a day like that - when the heavy rain and sun are fighting and you can only guess which one takes over and wins...

To look at our previous stop click here - Rifle Falls

Pictures were taken on May 23, 2015.