Deadfall
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Deadfall
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/textured
Description
A fallen tree branch in the high desert near the visitors center in Colorado National Monument on the western slope.
Colorado National Monument is a part of the National Park Service near the city of Grand Junction. Spectacular canyons cut deep into sandstone and even granite-gneiss-schist rock formations, in some areas, this is an area of desert land high on the Colorado Plateau, with pinion and juniper forests on the plateau. The park hosts a wide range of wildlife, including red-tailed hawks and golden eagles, ravens, jays, desert bighorn sheep, and coyotes. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, road bicycling, and scenic drives; a visitor center on the west side contains a natural history museum and gift shop. There are magnificent views from trails and the Rim Rock Drive, which winds along the plateau. Nearby are the Book Cliffs, and the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, the Grand Mesa.
Image copyright 2013 Jon Burch Photography
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August 2nd, 2013
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