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All the United States Colorado Gateway

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Gateway

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Gateway, Colorado

Updated September 2, 2019

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Unaweep Divide, west.

Gateway, Colorado

Unaweep Canyon

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.
Cliffs of Sewemup Mesa.

Gateway, Colorado

Sewemup Mesa

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.
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View westward from the trail, toward the Colorado River.

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Fisher Towers

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
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An abandoned school bus under the Cisco sky.

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Home of the Brave

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
18 miles from Gateway
Downstream from the Collar.

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Horse Collar Arch

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
21 miles from Gateway
Reconstructed flume.

Paradox, Colorado

Hanging Flume

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.
21 miles from Gateway
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