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Jerrold Johnson's avatar

"We will throw 'I love you' echoes down the canyon

And then lie awake at night until they come back around"

Good photos. you take me to the places I can no longer visit.

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

Thanks Jerry! I'd never heard that song before - had to Google the lyrics, then listen to the song. It's a good one!

Sheryl White's avatar

Beautiful area!

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

It's so beautiful 😍

Edward Goode's avatar

I so love the patterns in the rock. Beautiful!

Paul F's avatar

Such a beautiful area. My first experience in Colorado NM was 52 years ago. I rode my bicycle with a friend cross country. Finding ourselves in Grand Junction we rode up the road, spent a night at the campground and out the next day on our way towards Moab. I will never forget riding downhill and the hairpin turns, and gravel on the road, and 2 ft high stone wall between us and the cliff. One of the more exciting 30 minutes of bicycle riding in my life.

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

Adam really enjoys riding through the monument when he visits. He agrees - very exciting to take the hairpin turns going a speed that he won't tell me...

Ralph Turner's avatar

An amazing landscape😃. Thanks for sharing.

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

Thanks Ralph! It's quite lovely, and it changes depending on the season. It'd be nice to see the area with some wildflowers.

KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

Looks like such a great, beautiful place. 💜

(And so cool that you found an echo chamber!!!)

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

It's a good one, definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

Mark Foard's avatar

It looks amazing there. Sometimes I wish that there was somewhere I could visit to let out a “feral, guttural scream” 😁. It’s not too easy in the city.

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

Ha ha! I was too self-conscious to scream down the canyon. No reason not to considering we were completely alone.

Neural Foundry's avatar

Loved how the canyon became more accessible once conditioning improved, that shift from mysteryous world below to actually walking through it. That moment with Jen's scream bouncing off teh walls really captures something about how landscapes transform when we interact with them versus just observe. Sometimes I remmeber specific trail sounds like that way more than the views.

Kevin Hansen's avatar

Beautiful canyon! I strikes me how unique every place is.

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

It's a nice part of the state, and I love how different it feels from other areas. I feel pretty spoiled living in Colorado.

Janet Brown's avatar

Gorgeous and tempting photos!

Rachel Jeffrey's avatar

Thanks Janet! It was a great location, so beautiful ❤️