There is a road that takes you to the headwaters of the creek, but be
careful. It is worth the trip, but it is several miles of winding two lane
blacktop at about 179 degree downgrade. I recommend taking a manual
transmission car, sa brake burnout is a big chance. Much more so than the
many other mountain roads. Experience is your best friend in those
conditions. If your car has an automatic and you can lock it in a gear and
it won't upshift at the worst possible time you're ok, but if you are a
flatlander, don't ride the brake. No guarantee you will live to regret that
habit. But everything about it is worth the trip. In that part of the state,
consider the Durango to Silverton train ride, well worth the day it eats up.
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From: Bill Barber via olympus
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 7:12 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Advice on the Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
I am planning a driving trip this summer which will carry me through
Gunnison and I'd like to go to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. I likely
have
a full afternoon/evening and will stay in Gunnison for the night. Although
I'd like to go down to the river, that will need to be a trip with Ken and
Joel so they can carry my body out of the Canyon. My wife will be with
me, any suggestions about what is not to be missed? Bill Barber
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