Garnet Mesa Colorado Sunset
by Janice Pariza
Title
Garnet Mesa Colorado Sunset
Artist
Janice Pariza
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Another Autumn day's sunset reveals a purple and red sky on 'Garnet Mesa' in Delta County, Colorado.
Delta County is the 17th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with a still relatively small population with just under 27,000 people. With 1,149 square miles, it sits on the smaller side of the county list.
Desert hiking Mostly agricultural, the county is also a large producer of coal.
Mesa edge and fall colors. The county also has several good and USA renowned wineries. Apples, peaches, cherries, and several other fruits and veggies are produced locally, both traditional and organically grown.
Two State Parks sit within the county boundaries (Crawford Lake S.P., and Sweitzer Lake State Park), as well as one very close to the county, along with a reservoir for boating (Paonia S.P.) Also nearby, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Temps range wildly during the seasons, but summers are hot everywhere, even above 10,000'. The Gambel Oak makes several of the peaks significantly more brutal than they would be otherwise. It gets worse the farther east you go.
Wildlife ranges from reptiles, lots of birds, including sandhill cranes, antelope, mule deer, elk, bear, bison (farmed/ranched), moose (transplants to Grand Mesa), and mountain lion, as well as numerous small mammals.
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The Black Canyon borders the south side of the county, although it sits just to the south, it is easily accessible (the north side) for hiking, climbing, fishing on the North Fork of the Gunnison, and camping. For the more driving inclined, there is also the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway.
The area sits on the west side of the West Elk Wilderness, and is part of 2 separate mountain ranges - the West Elks, and the peaks of the Grand Mesa. Additionally, the western edge of the county is primarily a desert region, with a bunch of smaller desert peak hikes, and the Dominguez and Escalante canyons, a recently designated Wilderness area. Also, just a scant 20 miles SE of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area, the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area also beckons, with access down to the Gunnison River, and Gold Metal fishing waters. The elevations of the peaks rank from the low 5000' to more than 11,000', giving it more than a vertical mile in relief. The area comprised of the West Elks that lays within Delta County has some serious topographical relief, rising abruptly from the North Fork Valley. These are the peaks more people are familiar with. The peaks on the Grand Mesa are also somewhat frequented, but much isolation is still to be found anywhere away from the several hundred lakes on the mesa.
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August 3rd, 2015
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