Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

High Country News reports this month that under a new agreement between the National Park Service, the state of Colorado, and environmentalists, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison will soon be receiving more ...  

DENVER (AP) — A tentative agreement has been reached in a 30-year legal battle over the river that flows through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado.  

MONTROSE — Two climbers were injured in separate accidents at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison over the weekend. The first fall occurred Saturday, when a Tennessee woman fell 30 feet down a talus slope on the Gunnison Route, which descends 1,800 feet from the canyon’s South Rim.  

The Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Estes Park. Certain natural landmarks in this state have an iconic quality, ...