{"id":160,"date":"2018-09-14T00:14:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/?p=160"},"modified":"2018-09-14T00:14:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T22:14:45","slug":"13-09-2018-colorado-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/2018\/09\/14\/13-09-2018-colorado-national-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"13.09.2018 &#8211; Colorado National Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mein heutiger Weg f\u00fchrte letztlich tief ins Tal, nach Grand Junction &#8211; nur ca. 1400m \u00fcber dem Meeresspiegel. Es liegt im Grand Valley, dem fruchtbaren Tal des Oberlaufes des Colorado. Wer es nicht wei\u00df: der Colorado ist der bedeutendste Fluss des Westens, quasi der Mississippi der Region, der durch viele Bundestaaten flie\u00dft, den Grand Canyon geformt hat, vom Hoover Dam gestaut wird und letztlich in Mexiko m\u00fcndet.<\/p>\n<p>Doch Fluss und Tal waren gar nicht mein Anliegen, sondern das Colorado National Monument, eines der \u00e4ltesten national monuments, noch seinerzeit von Pr\u00e4sident Taft 1911 zu einem solchen erkl\u00e4rt. Es umfasst die H\u00f6hen s\u00fcdlich von Grand Junction, wo mehrere Canyons sich letztlich in den Colorado entleeren (sofern sie denn noch Wasser f\u00fchren) und wo man eine sehr sch\u00f6ne Rotfelsenlandschaft bewundern kann. Das Ganze entlang einer 27 Meilen langen Stra\u00dfe, f\u00fcr die ich aber fast vier Stunden brauchte, weil man alle naslang ausstiegt und sich die n\u00e4chste Aussicht gibt.<\/p>\n<p>Hier also einige Bilder davon:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01607-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wie man sieht&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01608-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;sind einige der Canyons sehr weitl\u00e4ufig.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01641-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hier sieht man im Hintergrund gut das Grand Valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01623-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebenso hier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01618-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Es gibt viele seltsame Felsformationen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01619-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diese hier werden die Coke Ovens genannt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01627-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Das &#8220;Kissing Couple&#8221;&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01632-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;und das Independence Monument.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/09\/DSC01645-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Der Balanced Rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Grand Junction mache ich zwei N\u00e4chte lang Station. Nicht, weil hier der B\u00e4r tanzt, sondern weil ich morgen nochmal einen Ausflug nach Utah mache, zum Arches National Park und vielleicht auch zum Caonyonlands NP. Und da die Hotels dort in der N\u00e4he unbezahlbar sind, mache ich das als Tagesausflug von hier aus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mein heutiger Weg f\u00fchrte letztlich tief ins Tal, nach Grand Junction &#8211; nur ca. 1400m \u00fcber dem Meeresspiegel. Es liegt im Grand Valley, dem fruchtbaren Tal des Oberlaufes des Colorado. Wer es nicht wei\u00df: der Colorado ist der bedeutendste Fluss des Westens, quasi der Mississippi der Region, der durch viele Bundestaaten flie\u00dft, den Grand Canyon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/2018\/09\/14\/13-09-2018-colorado-national-monument\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;13.09.2018 &#8211; Colorado National Monument&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markusreisen.de\/colorado\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}