There are three maps in this report (figs. 3, 8, 26); these maps will be helpful to anyone touring the Monument. Figure 3 shows streams, highways and roads, principal trails, named features, overlooks, and trip-guide locations; figure 8 is a geologic map; and figure 26 shows localities where most of the photographs were taken. In addition, topographic maps of the Monument and adjacent areas by the U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:24,000, are available from several sources and are a considerable aid to visitors. In addition to cultural and drainage features, such maps show the exact shape of the land by means of contour lines, which are level lines that go in and out of canyons, around ridges, and so forth. A special map of the Colorado National Monument quadrangle is available also in a shaded relief edition, which gives a three dimensional effect by proper shading of canyons and ridges. Both types of maps are for sale at the Visitor Center, and these and adjacent quadrangles, such as the Grand Junction, Fruita, Glade Park, and Island Mesa, are sold at several engineering and stationery stores in Grand Junction and at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Map Distribution Office, Building 41, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, 80225. The latter office and the Visitor Center also sell copies of my “Geologic Map of the Grand Junction area, Colorado,” published in 1963 as Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-404. [Illustration: Petroglyph] Trips Through and Around the Monument[34] From Grand Junction through the Redlands to the West Entrance of the Monument STARTING POINT [Mile-marker 1] We will begin our trip in the southwestern part of Grand Junction at the intersection of First Street and Grand Avenue, (this is also the intersection of U.S. Highways 6 and 50 and Colorado Highway 340), by following a sign on Highway 340 pointing westward toward the Monument. After crossing a viaduct over the railroad yards and a bridge across the Colorado River, we come to a traffic light and a sign pointing left toward the Monument. The road to the left connects with Monument Road which leads up No Thoroughfare Canyon to the East Entrance. However, we will continue westward toward The Redlands. REDLANDS CANAL [Mile-marker 2] Just beyond the stoplight we cross a bridge over the Redlands Power Canal which carries 675 cubic feet per second (cfs, or ft³s⁻¹)[35] from the Redlands Diversion Dam on the Gunnison River about 2½ miles south of Grand Junction. A quarter of a mile northwest of the bridge, most of the water falls to a lower powerplant that generates electricity for pumping the remaining 50 cfs to three lift canals, which are used mainly for irrigating peach orchards in the eastern part of The Redlands. SOUTH BROADWAY