Travel Guide Colorado National Monument

A canyon a little eccentric from the Rocky Mountain region. The Colorado National Monument, located at the western end of Colorado, is close to the border with Utah, next to the city of Grand Junction. The canyon, classified as a national monument, is a little known geological treasure and therefore much less frequented than the Utah national parks but which is equally deserving of detour. For a few hours, or a day, come and admire this beautiful valley with a gorgeous oven-shaped oven color, creating a greenery of greenery and cutting through spectacular rock formations, sometimes looking like a solid barrier, sometimes isolated and isolated peaks. The site, which covers a surface of 83 km 2, protects a fascinating landscape that closely matches the image image of Colorado. They are canyons deeply embedded among flat, flat and vertical peaks, in an arid landscape planted with a scrub vegetation. Sandstone, gneiss, and shale pads have silhouettes, while canyons are cut in spectacular dimensions.The semi-desert fauna is large: Coyotes, eagles, desert sheep…In this grandiose setting, you can walk on foot, horseback riding, cycling. Take the Rim Rock Drive Road with spectacular views of the plateau, canyons and the mythical flat roof pitons. Many points of view are accessible throughout the main road and long or longer walks allow the cliffs to be reached on the rugged valley or to meet the desert landscapes of the canyon and its wild flora and fauna. The road of the park, winding between the rocky formations, already has breathtaking panoramas.