Autumn winds bring winter fluries Nov 6, 2008
Snow blanketed the walls as well as the ground in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Wednesday afternoon ... Snow blanketed the walls as well as the ground in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Wednesday afternoon. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Body tentatively ID'd as missing student Sep 20, 2008
His father, Civil Air Patrol pilot, Montrose County Sheriff's Posse member and former coroner Mark Young Sr., launched a massive search and located his son's truck at Chasm View in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Thursday. Advertisement. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Missing man's truck found Sep 19, 2008
MONTROSE Searchers found missing college student Mark Young Jr.'s truck Thursday at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, his father, Mark Young Sr. said. The elder Young told the Daily Press in a brief phone call he spotted the truck, but not his son. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Budget-smart national park trips Jul 15, 2008
There's also the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado (with its amazing 2,250-foot Painted Wall) and Oregon Caves National Monument. Just make sure you've got the camera handy. (CNN -- Travel)
Two fall at Black Canyon Jun 24, 2008
According to a press release from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, JoAnne White, of Silver Point, Tenn. fell nearly two-thirds of the way into the canyon, sustaining a head injury. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Have wheels, will travel? Jun 13, 2008
One of these is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. AOL recently named the Black Canyon one of the top 10 undiscovered national parks in the U.S., said Sopsic. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Five ways to be wowed by Colorado Jun 8, 2008
At Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, north of Montrose in the west-central part of the state, you can take the high road and hike along the rim. Or the adventurers out there can explore the inner canyon, but you ll need a wilderness-use permit. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Tentative deal reached in Gunnison River water rights battle Jun 7, 2008
DENVER (AP) A tentative agreement has been reached in a 30-year legal battle over the river that flows through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado. The agreement announced Friday would settle a dispute over federal water rights on the Gunnison River and the amount of water needed to maintain wildlife and a healthy ecosystem. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Public invited to view spillover May 30, 2008
The road, beginning at the junction with State Highway 347, provides access to the Gunnison River within the Curecanti National Recreation Area, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and Crystal Dam. For more information contact Donald Phillips at (970) 240-6300. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Story of Black Canyons origins still unfolding Feb 24, 2008
What does all this mean for the average visitor to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The true beauty and mystique of the canyon will remain the same, and the seasons will still come and go, but in geologic terms, researchers are giving us a clearer picture of what really happened eons ago in the carving of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Snow fun at the Black Canyon Feb 11, 2008
Esther Weeks, foreground, a Student Conservation Association volunteer with the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, leads a group of snowshoers up a trail at the Black Canyon during a guided snowshoe walk on the Vernal Mesa Trail Sunday afternoon. The visitor center, which is open all year long, offers visitors hot drinks and snacks after every guided tour. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Holiday in the National Parks Dec 29, 2007
Alongside more than 300 ornaments, each one decorated with a scene from a National Park Service site, an ornament hung with a painting of the deepest, steepest and narrowest canyon in the United States Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The White House Christmas theme, Holidays in the National Parks, paid homage to the cultural, recreational and natural elements of the Park Service by featuring on its Christmas tree handmade ornaments decorated by professional and amateur artists. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Historic railroad exhibit needs maintenance Nov 10, 2007
In 2005 the exhibit was announced a 48,000 allotment secured by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to help with planning for the restoration and future protection. Frost said about 290,000 is needed to stabilize and repair the rotten elements. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Colorful Montrose Sep 28, 2007
Take advantage of our location, and enjoy our nearby public lands, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. LOCAL SPORTS/HOMECOMING WEEKEND. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
In search of adventure Aug 12, 2007
MONTROSE While the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is ideally a place to have fun and enjoy the natural wonder, inevitably some visitors find themselves in life-threatening situations. But those unfortunate few also have a twist of luck, as 10 volunteers spend their time preparing and training for any type of emergency situation that may come up. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Members unveil carousel sign May 27, 2007
Several years ago, treasurer of HMD Priscilla Fry decided Montrose needed an attraction to trap tourists when they came to visit other attractions such as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It was then she started looking into the idea of a carousel. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Gunnison water users fear loss of resource Apr 24, 2007
In 2001, the federal government filed to quantify the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park s water right in Montrose water court. In 2003, 22 stipulations were accepted by the water court protecting those water users from a call, should the Black Canyon s right be quantified. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Injured climber rescued from Black Canyon Apr 22, 2007
He was ambulatory, said Paul Zaenger, supervisory ranger at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It appears that there were not any life threatening injuries. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Black Canyon tours now online Mar 24, 2007
MONTROSE Starting this season, visitors to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park could have what amounts to a park ranger in their pocket. Park officials have formatted an interpretive tour of the park s south rim into video files that can be downloaded onto an iPod or a personal computer. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Council mulls role in tunnel celebration Mar 6, 2007
Paul Zaenger, a supervisory ranger at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, raised the prospect of having the city assist with some sort of commemoration of the event at the tunnel s west portal. Although councilors were wary of how another facility might tax the city s parks department, they gave city staff permission to further look into the matter. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Teen’s manner of death undetermined Feb 17, 2007
The girl s body was found 1,200 feet below Gunnison Point at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Feb. 10. It s (the ruling) very unusual, but in this case there is not enough evidence one way or the other to come up with a conclusion, coroner Tom Canfield said. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Identity of Black Canyon victim confirmed Feb 15, 2007
MONTROSE The 17-year-old girl whose body was found Saturday at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has been identified through dental records as Holly Jordan St. John, Montrose County Coroner Tom Canfield said. The autopsy revealed the victim died of multiple traumatic injuries, and was killed immediately upon impact. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Girl’s body recovered from canyon Feb 14, 2007
MONTROSE The body of a teenage girl was removed from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Sunday morning, Supervisory Ranger Paul Zaenger said. The girl, 17, a Montrose High student, was found dead 1,200 feet below the Gunnison Point overlook Saturday morning. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
MHS student, 17, found dead in Black Canyon Feb 11, 2007
MONTROSE A female Montrose High School student, 17, was found dead about 1,200 feet below the Gunnison Point overlook at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Saturday morning. A helicopter flew in from Durango yesterday, picking up park rangers Ryan Thrush and Brent Mims, and climbing volunteer Nick Wasser, to help recover the body. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Meter reader just doing his job when he found accident victim Feb 8, 2007
MONTROSE Every month for the last two and a half years, Jon Roland has made a trip to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. His trip to the park where he reads the electricity meter at the visitor s center is a perk and the last stop on a route that takes him through rural Montrose County as part of his job for SBS Inspections. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Man rescued after car plunges over cliff Jan 30, 2007
MONTROSE Sheriff's deputies and posse members were called out to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park for a car over the edge Monday evening. Preliminary information indicated a car driven by a 31-year-old male went through the fence at the Tomichi Point parking lot on the South Rim. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Blue Mesa may fill again, according to early forecasts Jan 20, 2007
But the EIS has been stalled by the legal battle to secure a water right for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. John McClow, attorney for the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, said the U.S. Department of Justice was attempting to narrow down the more than 380 parties who opposed the park s 2001 filing to quantify a water right. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Park Service to use lottery system for Red Rock Canyon access Jan 19, 2007
MONTROSE Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park will use a lottery system this year to determine access into the Red Rock Canyon area in the west end of the park. The park service will accept applications for the lottery through March 7 for the area, which is one of the more gradual access routes to the canyon floor. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
MMH health fair Jan 19, 2007
Winter activities at Black Canyon MONTROSE The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is hosting the following wintertime activities. Saturday, Jan. 20: Winter Survival, 1:30 p.m., South Rim Visitor Center. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
County nixes gravel mine Jan 18, 2007
Neighbors, however, expressed concerns about traffic and air quality while a National Park Service representative said gravel mining would adversely affect visitation at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ... Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Management Assistant Dave Roberts also expressed concerns on behalf of the park service. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Water roundtable won’t lobby on spending bill Jan 10, 2007
Yet to be determined, they argued, is the amount of water needed to satisfy downstream demands on the Colorado River s lower basin, endangered fish species, the operation of the Aspinall Unit and a water right for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Rick Brown, the state s section chief for intrastate water management and development, said the language in the funding legislation would be kept broad to allow the study to look at a range of scenarios, including future downstream... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Feds won’t challenge Black Canyon decision Jan 5, 2007
MONTROSE A chapter in the water rights dispute over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park closed last week when the federal government decided not to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling. The U.S. Department of Justice withdrew a notice of appeal on Dec. 27, relinquishing the right to challenge Judge Clarence Brimmer s decision to set aside a 2003 agreement between the state of Colorado and the Department of the Interior. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
