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Colorado National Monument Self Guided Audio Driving Guided Tour
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Discover red rock country at its finest with this self-guided driving tour through Colorado National Monument. Gaze up at the iconic Independence Monument, a towering spire rising from the canyon floor. Marvel at the natural sculptures of Coke Ovens Overlook, shaped by millennia of erosion. Take in sheer cliffside views at Cold Shivers Point. Wander through rugged formations at Devil’s Kitchen Trail. This drive blends dramatic geology, & wild western beauty.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the...
Points forts
De 3 heures à 4 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 3 heures à 4 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT an entrance ticket to the park
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
You can also begin the tour from 3CCG+4RR, Grand Junction, CO, USA. The tour works in both directions, so you can begin in Fruita and end in Grand Junction or vice versa.
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Monument Road
Informations importantes
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Comment accéder : Après la réservation, vous recevrez un e-mail et un SMS avec les instructions d'installation et le mot de passe (recherchez « visite audio » dans les e-mails et les SMS). • Téléchargez l'application de visite séparée par Action • Saisissez le mot de passe envoyé par e-mail et SMS. • DOIT télécharger la visite lorsque vous êtes en Wi-Fi/cellulaire fort. • Fonctionne hors ligne après le téléchargement.
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Comment démarrer la visite : Ouvrez l'application de guide audio d'Action une fois sur place. • S'il n'y a qu'une seule visite, lancez-la. • S'il existe plusieurs versions de visite, lancez celle avec votre point de départ et votre direction prévus.
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Rendez-vous au point de départ. Personne ne vous accueillera au départ. Cette visite est autoguidée. Entrez le point du premier récit et la lecture audio commencera automatiquement. Suivez les indications audio jusqu'au récit suivant, qui sera également lu automatiquement. Explorez en mode mains libres. En cas de problème audio, contactez l'assistance. Respectez l'itinéraire et la limitation de vitesse pour une expérience optimale.
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Voyagez l'esprit tranquille : utilisez l'application de circuits à tout moment, n'importe quel jour et sur plusieurs jours. Commencez et interrompez le circuit quand vous le souhaitez, faites des pauses et explorez les excursions secondaires à votre rythme. Ignorez les activités qui ne vous intéressent pas ou explorez des contenus bonus pour tout ce qui vous intéresse.
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Conseils d'économies : Circuits en voiture : achetez un seul circuit pour tous les passagers de la voiture
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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This easy hike is only half a mile and takes about 15 minutes, so I highly recommend it. If you have children along, be sure that they stay away from the edge, as it’s quite steep in places.
Note: The tour is over 45 Miles long per tour, with more than 35+ audio stories per tour, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete.
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
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Redlands View
When you look around the Redlands View, take a look at how the rocks seem to have different layers, almost like a cake. These are different types of rock that were exposed over millions of years of erosion by the Colorado River.
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Balanced Rock View
Our next stop features a rock doing a circus balancing act. Balanced Rock View offers a look at a 700-ton boulder seemingly perched precariously atop a rocky pillar.
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Fruita Canyon View
Settlers in the 1880s realized that this was the perfect place to grow fruit trees. Peaches, apples, and grapes all love the sheltered valley and plentiful water here.
10 minutes
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Colorado National Monument Sign
we’ll discover beautiful cliffs, ravines, and vistas. We’ll also hear about cattle rustlers, dinosaurs, and the famous “hermit of the Canyons.”
Note: The tour is over 45 miles long, with more than 35+ audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete.
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Book Cliffs View
The Book Cliffs look almost purple in some places. That’s because Mancos shale makes up the base of these cliffs. That rough, grayish stone gives way to the softer, tan sandstone that makes up the higher levels.
10 minutes
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Amphitheater
The Saddlehorn Amphitheater, built during the 1960s. This was part of the “Mission 66 era,” when the Federal Government worked to revitalize national parks after WWII. The amphitheater has hosted live music, plays, educational talks, ranger programs, and community gatherings over the decades.
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Saddlehorn Comfort Station
This is a small wooden rest stop for travellers built in 1937.
When the Great Depression hit, millions of Americans were unemployed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt developed the Civilian Conservation Corp, putting thousands of young men to work on conservation projects around America.
10 minutes
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Independence Monument View
When John Otto first started exploring this area, he gave the distinctive rock formations patriotic names. One of the most famous is Independence Monument, a towering monolith that soars above the valley below.
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Monument Canyon View
In Monument Canyon, you’ll see more of the colorful layers of sandstone we’ve been talking about today. These distinctive layers sit on top of the Uncompahgre Plateau. “Uncompahgre” is a Ute word that means “rocks that made the water red.” That description is certainly accurate. The distinctive orange and red-colored rocks come from the abundance of iron here.
10 minutes
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Coke Ovens Overlook
While today we might think of a coke bottle, these formations were actually named for the brick ovens that were used to heat coal into coke in the 19th century. Coke is one of the raw materials used to make steel.
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Upper Monument Canyon Trailhead
One reason people do this hike is to find petroglyphs, or ancient picture writings carved directly into the stone. Protected under small overhangs of rock, two separate pictographs are carved into the soft sandstone of the canyon.
10 minutes
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Liberty Cap Trail
The Liberty Cap monument also got its name from our friend John Otto. I did say he had a fondness for patriotic names. This domed sandstone formation might remind you of the beehive shapes of the Coke Ovens. But why the name liberty cap? In the early 1800s, there was a penny in circulation that had a profile of Lady Liberty pressed onto the front.
10 minutes
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Fallen Rock Overlook
Fallen Rock is a gigantic piece of Wingate Sandstone, topped with the more durable Kayenta Sandstone formation, like many of the monuments here. This piece was once attached to the nearby cliff with softer Chinle formation sandstone.
10 minutes
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Ute Canyon View Trail
The Ute Canyon Trail, a moderate 8-mile hike that takes about four hours to complete. Rather than doing this hike, I recommend just checking out the overlook at the trailhead, which we’ll see in a minute.
10 minutes
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Red Canyon Overlook
This overlook gives you a view down into the Red Canyon. This canyon is almost untouched by humans, as no trails head directly down to it. If we decide to stop and take a look, we can hear a bit more about the canyon by tapping Learn More.
10 minutes
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Cold Shivers Point Overlook
It’s named because of the sheer drop on the other side of the guard rail. Unlike the other overlooks we've stopped at today, the edge of the road goes right up to the edge of the cliff here.
10 minutes
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Devil’s Kitchen Trailhead
The next trail on our route is the Devil’s Kitchen Trail, a moderate two-mile that takes about 1 hour 30 minutes. It leads down to a series of sandstone monoliths that gather together like the walls of a small room. Arches within the pillars make windows that you can peer through.
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Grand Junction
Grand Junction has come a long way since then. Today, it’s the fourth-largest city in Colorado, but still boasts plenty of wide open spaces. Along with the Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction is home to the Grand Mesa - where skiing and snowboarding are popular in the winter - and Rattlesnake Arches - a trail where you can see 35 natural stone arches formed by erosion.
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Discover red rock country at its finest with this self-guided driving tour through Colorado National Monument. Gaze up at the iconic Independence Monument, a towering spire rising from the canyon floor. Marvel at the natural sculptures of Coke Ovens Overlook, shaped by millennia of erosion. Take in sheer cliffside views at Cold Shivers Point. Wander through rugged formations at Devil’s Kitchen Trail. This drive blends dramatic geology, & wild western beauty.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the...
Points forts
De 3 heures à 4 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 3 heures à 4 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT an entrance ticket to the park
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
You can also begin the tour from 3CCG+4RR, Grand Junction, CO, USA. The tour works in both directions, so you can begin in Fruita and end in Grand Junction or vice versa.
