• Curecanti National Recreation Area

    Curecanti

    National Recreation Area Colorado

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Gunnison Tunnel Opening
The official opening of the Gunnison Tunnel by President Taft at the West Portal, 1909.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Almeron Newman, Library of Congress

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Blue Mesa Reservoir

The average precipitation at Curecanti is only 12" a year, which is why there are few trees around Blue Mesa Reservoir.