The Grand View overlook along Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument offers a spectacular view looking down Monument Canyon...

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The Grand View overlook along Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument offers a spectacular view looking down Monument Canyon at Independence Monument. This monolith of Wingate Sandstone (petrified sand dunes from 200 million years ago) is all that is left of the wall that separated Monument and Wedding Canyons. Photo © copyright by Chris Eaton.