• View from the Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Jeff Kochevar

    Colorado

    National Monument Colorado

  • Fire Restrictions in effect

    Smoking is prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle. Charcoal fires are permitted only in provided grills in the campground and picnic areas. No wood fires. Gas stoves are permitted only in campground and picnic areas. All fireworks are prohibited.

2013 Calendar Photo Submissions

monoliths in monument canyon

NPS

Colorado National Monument Association publishes an annual calendar featuring a variety of images taken in the Monument --- and we want your photos!   

Twelve (12) full-page photographs are required, as well as approximately 30 smaller grid images. For the 2013 calendar, we would like to feature a variety of topics.

Wildlife: This can include our larger mammals such as big horn sheep or bobcats, and smaller ones such as rock squirrels. Pictures of birds and lizards are popular; butterflies always add color.

Plants: Spring flowers and blooming shrubs are excellent; but don't forget that old twisted juniper. Fall colors are also important.

Landscapes: All four seasons are emphasized (yes, we do know that winter is often a photographer's delight), as well as unusual and perhaps less known rock formations and Monument features.

People: All forms of people recreating in the Monument.

In order to ensure that all submissions are judged fairly, we ask that you submit only prints. We request 8 x 10 colored prints in landscape format. The maximum to submit is 10. Please see Guidelines on the attached Submission Form for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact Lace Stevens at (970) 858-3617, ext. 307/360 or e-mail: lace@coloradonma.org

Feel free to share this information  with other photographers who might be interested in contributing to our calendar with their great photos of the Monument.

Deadline for submission is March 2, 2012.

 

Download a submission form here.

Did You Know?

Raven

The common raven displays abilities to play and problem solve rare among animals. This member of the crow family is also very vocal, using a variety of sounds for communication. Perhaps because of these qualities, ravens have achieved a certain stature in both European and American Indian folklore.