Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, Colorado
Author: Etats-Unis. National Park Service
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 2
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Author: Etats-Unis. National Park Service
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 2
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 1
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 50
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Duane Vandenbusche
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738569192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Black Canyon of the Gunnison River is one of the deepest, narrowest, and most inaccessible canyons in the United States. Very few explorers have ever traversed the 53-mile gorge in Gunnison and Montrose Counties. The canyon, one of the nation's wonders, has been the precipitous stage for an exciting history featuring Ute Indians, a narrow-gauge railroad, sensational explorations, and the construction of the Gunnison Tunnel--the first major Bureau of Reclamation project in history. The Black Canyon became a national monument in 1932 and a national park in 1999. Today it remains a crown jewel of Colorado's Western Slope.
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 82
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rose Houk
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 9781583690475
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe river that carved the ruggedly spectacular chasm preserved at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, remains untamed for 26 miles. Sheer walls of primordial schist and gneiss soar 1,700 feet above river level at the 40-foot Narrows and 2,250 feet at Painted Wall. This book describes the process that helped create one of the most dramatic gorges in the United States and the efforts of local residents to preserve this breathtaking Colorado chasm as a national park.
Author: National Park Service
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-07-31
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781491063156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe National Park Service's (NPS) Organic Act of 1916 states that the mission of the NPS is to promote and regulate the use of national parks, monuments, and other units "... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." One task embodied by this mission is preserving and protecting water resources and water dependent environments in parks. Ensuring the integrity of park water quality, due to its importance in sustaining natural, aquatic park ecosystems and supporting human consumptive and recreational use, is fundamental to successfully addressing this task. The first step in ensuring the integrity of park water quality is defining historic and extant water quality.
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Jenkins
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Published: 2003-12
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780972441346
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCamping, wildlife viewing, hiking, backpacking, climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing--the recreational opportunities around Black Canyon are unsurpassed.