Welcome to the Colorado backcountry

The vast acreage of wilderness and backcountry beauty in Colorado make it one of the more popular locations for camping, backpacking, and day-hiking.

In addition to a eight National Parks and Monuments, Colorado boasts an equal number of Wilderness Areas, millions of acres of National Forest and BLM land, and over three dozen state parks.

From mountains to deserts, and grasslands to canyons, one could spend a lifetime hiking the trails of Colorado and not cover all of them.

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison


I think we'll start coming here several times a year, as the spectacular views are so invigorating, and the challenge of capturing the majesty of the place in a photograph is calling us.

Today we hiked out to Exclamation Point, and got there around mid-day, when the sun was lighting the bottom of the canyon.  This may be a good late day hike, as the western sun might do the same thing.