Late in the afternoon some threatening but not productive showers appeared, but the day began with beautiful sunny skies as we explored the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It is a special place. We admired several of the lookouts, had a picnic at the High End of the Canyon, and then hiked the Mark Warner trail. He was a Presbyterian minister from Montrose who lobbied long and hard to preserve the Canyon, and persuaded President Hoover to name it a National Monument. Climbing at 8,000 feet was hard on both of us. Judy did about nine/tenths of the trail, and Bill brought back pictures of the last leg. We fell into bed early with very tired legs.
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