The Monument is just a few miles west of Grand Junction. It was carved out by the Colorado River, which is in my view, the best darn carver there ever was. We toured it a few days ago.
We're liking the GJ area a lot and decided to spend another week here. Not exactly here (Island Acres) though. We're moving to a private RV park 12 miles closer to the center of town - closer to cycling trails, pickleball courts, restaurants, wifi sources.
Above: looking back at the road we took to the first overlook, town of Fruita in background.
Below: the balanced rock, zoomed in, from second overlook.
Above/below shots were taken from the visitor center viewing deck.
Independence Rock, above and below, is popular with rock climbers.
These formations are called the Coke Ovens because they resemble the masonry kilns used to convert coal to coke back in the day. This was not the type of coke you snort. Well, I suppose you could snort it; it's probably less damaging to one's system, and less addictive, than the regular snortin' stuff.
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