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- Title: Hole in the Rock on the Colorado
- Description: Hole in the Rock is a narrow and steep crevice in the western rim of Glen Canyon. Together with another canyon on the eastern side of the Colorado River. In the fall of 1879, the Mormon San Juan Expedition was seeking a route from south-central Utah to their proposed colony in the far southeastern corner of the state. Rejecting two longer routes, they chose a more direct path that initially took them along the relatively benign terrain beneath the Straight Cliffs of the Kaiparowits Plateau. However, when this led them to the 1200-foot sandstone cliffs that overlooked the Colorado River, they planned to lower their wagons, mule teams and stock down the narrow, steep, and rocky crevice and sandy slope that led down to the river. On January 26, 1880 250 people, 83 full-sized wagons, and over 1000 head of livestock began their descent to the river. Wagons were heavily roped and teams of men and oxen used to lower them through the upper crevice. Further down, a wooden track had been constructed along a slickrock slope, using drilled holes and timber steps. The river access was improved and used for decades by mining operations and supply trains.
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