Walking Arizona

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Two accounts of Lee's Backbone

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Pioneer-reinforced remains of treacherous Mormon Wagon Road on the Lees Backbone Mesa flickr In a previous post , I talked about the locat...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Empty Colorado Plateau

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What would it have been like to travel from Utah to Arizona in the late 1800s? What if your destination was one of the four small Little Col...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Where was the ferry at Lee's Ferry

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Remains of the historic Mormon Wagon Road (Honeymoon Trail) on a steep rocky ascent. flickr Dangerous wagon road used a century ago to arr...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Pioneer Trails in Northern Arizona

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If you know what to look for, aerial views of Northern Arizona still show the old wagon roads winding along the edges of the valleys. Many o...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Celebrating the 24th of July

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On the 24 th of July, 1847 the main body of the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. As stated by President J. Reuben Clark in his addres...

They of the last wagon

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Please take time this glorious 24 th of July to remember our pioneer heritage. Whether you have a holiday or another day at work, you can t...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

A hard looking country

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Marble Canyon from New York Public Library Traveling from Utah to the Northern Arizona Mormon colonies was more than an adventure. Of the fe...
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