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Category Archives: “The Central Rocky Mountains” Vol. 21

Vol. 21, Chap. 2 “The Grand Valley”

Still following the Colorado River we emerge into a broad valley with dry bluffs on the north and green orchards to the south. The valley, approximately 30 miles long and 5 miles wide, is bounded by the Book Cliffs on the north, the Grand Mesa to the southeast and the Uncompahgre Plateau to the southwest.  […]