Spring Break

[mattb]

After my first day of spring break that I used to do some ski touring my family and I regrouped and stuck around town (Gunnison, Co) for a day before we headed West to The Colorado Utah border.
My son and I went for a local hike around the Gunnison river and I took some photos I was happy with in the exposed river bed that will soon be covered with the water from melting snow (what little there is this year).


IMGP2582.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr


IMGP2566.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr

Then we headed West. The first couple of days were a little stormy so we stuck around the Grand Junction/Fruita area and explored the Colorado National Monument which I have driven by probably a hundred times but have never officially visited.
I still have some photos to process but here are a few of the Monument on a unsettled weather day. It's a beautiful place and I hope to get my road bike out on that road one day. It would make for a spectacular ride!

We immediately saw some desert bighorn sheep. I see bighorns pretty regularly but they are the larger rocky mountain variety. These ones didn't seem too concerned with our presence as long as I didn't crowd them.


IMGP2615.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr


IMGP2614.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr

We did some hikes around the park, watching storms blow through the valley and occasionally getting snowed on by them.


IMGP2748.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr


IMGP2684.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr


IMGP2721.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr


IMGP2758.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr

Then we filled the cooler with beer and headed over the border to Utah.
I'll probably do one more post from this trip for the West of the Utah border portion where we camped near Westwater canyon. Stay tuned...

[Frog]

To me, the weather conditions would have made the trip more interesting.
I have not been able to visit these areas of the country much so always glad to see shots from there.
The next to last one is my favorite.

[mattb]

To me, the weather conditions would have made the trip more interesting.
I have not been able to visit these areas of the country much so always glad to see shots from there.
The next to last one is my favorite.

Thanks and yes I agree the weather makes it more interesting. Especially for photography. It just makes camping a little harder and less comfortable.

[paulnj]

These are some great images, thanks for sharing.