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    Jonathan Stull
    Photo Date: 
    10/01/2016
    The access trail at Island Peaks Overlook along North Rim Road.
    Jonathan Stull
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    10/01/2016
    The steep quartz monzonite cliffs of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison from an overlook along North Rim Road.
    Jonathan Stull
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    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
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    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
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    09/28/2016
    An informal overlook along the Green Mountain Trail over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
    Jonathan Stull
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    09/28/2016
    The trail to Green Mountain begins at the ranger station on the north rim.
    Jonathan Stull
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    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
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    09/21/2016
    Utah juniper along the Cedar Point Nature Trail.
    Jonathan Stull
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    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
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    10/01/2016
    The Gunnison River at the base of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, viewed from the Painted Wall Overlook.
    Jonathan Stull
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    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
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    10/02/2016
    Thickets of mountain mahogany and sagebrush near the South Rim Campground at Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
    Jonathan Stull
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    10/02/2016
    A typical site at South Rim Campground at Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
    Jonathan Stull
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    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
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    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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