{"id":66,"date":"2009-09-12T08:56:13","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.14886.com\/archestozion\/?p=66"},"modified":"2012-01-21T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:41:58","slug":"black-canyon-of-the-gunnison-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"            \n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-singlepic-image ngg-left\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\n\t\t\t    \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/black-canyon.jpg\"\n\t\t     title=\"\"\n             data-src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/black-canyon.jpg\"\n             data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-canyon.jpg\"\n             data-image-id=\"11\"\n             data-title=\"black-canyon\"\n             data-description=\"\"\n             target='_self'\n             class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"2cbe476e7b08d12e8faf74bcf2536751\">\n            <img class=\"ngg-singlepic\"\n             src=\"https:\/\/www.acadiatozion.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/poster_frame\/dynamic\/black-canyon.jpg-nggid0211-ngg0dyn-320x240x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n             alt=\"black-canyon\"\n             title=\"black-canyon\"\n              width=\"320\"               \/>\n    \t<\/a>\n\t\t      <\/div>\n        \n<p>Driving in to this isolated park from Curecanti NRA,   we had the sense that there was something special here. Sure, it&#8217;s not as grand as the other national park with a canyon in its name, but there is a lot of drama and sightseeing to do here. And did I mention the dandelions? They were the size of a baseball here.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My favorite things to do here<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rim Rock Trail<\/li>\n<li>South Rim Scenic Road and pullouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Things I want to come back to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay at the south rim campground<\/li>\n<li>Come in the winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kayakers run the river here, but it is very technical \u00a0with up to class V rapids and long and dangerous portages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Park Service Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/blca\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/blca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NPS Map<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=blca\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/home.nps.gov\/applications\/hafe\/hfc\/carto-detail.cfm?Alpha=blca<\/a><\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview 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