Sunset in the Black Canyon of Gunnison. Independence Day 2019 trip, part 4

 You will surely ask why we were in such a hurry to leave this sweet, cool and pleasant place (click here to see what I mean - Pine Creek Trail. Independence Day 2019 trip, part 3). And the answer may be unexpected;). Actually we wanted to see the canyon. That's right, we came out of the canyon to see the canyon, but let's start it again...

 

The Black Canyon of Gunnison is a place we love dearly and are always ready to see. We've been to this place several times already. We once spent a whole day exploring but mostly we drove to and fro stopping at the viewpoints and just looking down the canyon...

We went there in the morning and enjoyed the afternoon here too. But we were always on our way to somewhere else and we were never there at sunset.

 

This time we had an opportunity and we couldn't miss it. Especially since we've booked a hotel in Montrose, which is just a 30 minutes from Sunset Point, the best place in the park to enjoy the moment when the sun goes down the horizon...

So... we stopped at the visitor center and first had our dinner then we took a look at beautiful old rocks... Black rocks ;)

Next we drove all the way to Sunset Point, stopping here and there and trying to capture these spectacular views. It was an absolutely amazing experience and we enjoyed every second of it. It was also a very dissimilar experience and the Black Canyon looked different than what we were used to seeing on our previous visits. This place is hard to photograph even in good light, but it was an absolute nightmare taking pictures in such low light, and most of the canyon remained in deep and dark shadows (which was the real reason for calling it Black Canyon). But it didn't matter, because the eye could capture all of the beauty of the place...

And... I must admit, the sunset in the Black Canyon of Gunnison was magnificent and unimaginably beautiful. It was worth all the driving and staying late to wait for it. We remained until the sun disappeared and finally went to our hotel, full of impressions of the day and eager for the next adventure ;)

To be continued...

Pictures were taken on July 04, 2019.