Colorado
Here you will see the Rocky Mountains. The road climbs up to an elevation of 11,312 feet above sea level. Route 50 crosses the Continental Divide over the Monarch Pass. Gunnison National Monument and Black Canyon are probably two of the most beautiful canyons in North America. The overlooks allow you to view the Gunnison River 2,000 feet below.
It was not until the year 1901 when Abraham Lincoln Fellow and William Torrence successfully passed through the canyon in a rubber raft. Fellow described his observation in the following way, “The roar of the waterfalls was constantly in our ears, and the walls of the canyon, towering a half mile in height above us were seemingly vertical. Occasionally a rock would fall from one side or the other, with a roar and crash, exploding like a ton of dynamite when it struck bottom, making us think our last day had come." A visit to the Colorado National Monument leaves a memorable impression.
