You can definitely see how the Black Canyon of the Gunnison got its name. Those rocks were dark and still covered in snow back when we visited last April. We didn't get to see too much as only the road up to the visitors center was open. Beyond that, roads were still closed from the snow that fell the night before we arrived. Still, my buddy Bill and I got to get a feel for the place, which was quite different in color and in the age of the rocks, from the colors of the older rock formations seen in Utah and western Colorado. These hills were newer sharper and more jagged. No hike down to the bottom for us, but that would have been a difficult hike back up in any case. Glad we got to visit. Hope to go back there one day to see more.
