Colorado National Monument - The Grand View - Grand Junction, Colorado

            Geology is the main reason Colorado National Monument was preserved. Here the canyon cliffs have been shaped across millions of years, and include rock layers that span billions of years. The sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. This is an area of semi-desert land with juniper, piñon pine, cactus, sagebrush, and wildflowers that thrive in the desert. Mule deer, bighorn sheep, and coyotes inhabit the monument’s backcountry along with many birds and little creatures roaming the cliffs and canyons.

One Man's Dream
"I came here last year and found these canyons, and they felt like the heart of the world to me," John Otto wrote in 1907. "I'm going to stay . . . and promote this place, because it should be a national park." Some folks thought John Otto was crazy. He lived alone out in the wild and desolate canyon country southwest of Grand Junction, and he loved the land so much that he campaigned tirelessly for it to be set aside as a national park. Urged by Otto, the citizens of Grand Junction deluged politicians in Washington, D.C., with letters and petitions in support of the proposal. Meanwhile, Otto built miles of tortuous trails through the proposed park area so others could appreciate its beauty. And he did it all without hope of any person gain. But in May of 1911 Otto's dream came true; Colorado National Monument was established. Otto was rewarded by being named the park's caretaker, a job he gladly did until 1927 for $1 a month. ~ National Park Service ~
   

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