Just came back from a 4 day trip to the Black Canyon National Park. We drove through Glenwood Springs, then to Aspen, then back to Glenwood and finally to Montrose. Then, drove back to Denver through Gunnison, Salida and Fairplay.
Besides getting sick and laying in bed miserably for the last 24 hours, the trip was superb. The Black Canyon is not for those who are afraid of heights though! There were multiple spots where if you look down it got pretty darn scary…just imagine looking down 2800 feet into the canyon! I got some good pics of the canyon that I will be posting as soon as I get out of the bed.
As far as photography goes, besides some good landscape pictures, I did not have a good photo shoot. Every time a golden eagle or some other predator showed up, I would not have my long lens with me and by the time I got to the car and back – the birds would be gone. This happened several times, but I did not get too frustrated, because it was a family trip, not a photography trip :) While driving through the north side of the Black Canyon we saw quails, pheasants, eagles, hawks, kestrels, merlins – you name it! I got a couple of good bird pics that I snatched from the car, which I will also be posting soon, so stay tuned!
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