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1krispy1, 03/04/2007] The second stop on a weekend trip to see western Colorado was to be the Colorado National Monument. This was my first visit to the place and I did not know what to expect.
I drove up US highway 50 from Montrose and my visit to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison the day before. After stumbling around a bit in the dark in Grand Junction I managed to find two things; 1) the entrance road to the monument and 2) a cheap place to spend the night.
I got up early enough that the folks at the entrance were not on the job to collect the nominal entrance fee ($7 for private vehicle and occupants) so
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