![]() The New Critic, JJPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapers The New Critic, JJColorado Historic Newspapers Collection The Daily Sentinel, NovemAugPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapers The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction), JanuJColorado Historic Newspapers Collection Grand Valley Star-Times, NovemJanuPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapers Grand Valley Star-Times, NovemJanuColorado Historic Newspapers Collection Grand Valley Star-Times to Genealogy Bank Grand Valley Star, JanuNovemPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapers Grand Valley Star, JanuNovemColorado Historic Newspapers Collection Grand Junction News, 1882-1905 Google News Archive Grand Junction Daily Sentinelᅠ(1898-1903) Newspaper Archive The Plateau Voice, JanuNovemPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapersĭaily sentinel (grand junction, colo.) (from dec. The Plateau Voice, JanuNovemColorado Historic Newspapers Collection Plateau Voice, to Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Obituary Index, 1800s-current AncestryĬollbran Oracle, to Colorado Historic Newspapers CollectionĬollbran Oracle, SeptemApPlains to Peaks Historic Newspapers NOTE: Additional records that apply to Mesa County are also on the Colorado Newspapers and Obituaries page.Ĭolorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources Denver Public Library USA (1,373,456) > Colorado (13,751) > Colorado Newspapers and Obituaries (2,938) > Mesa County Newspapers and Obituaries (44) INFORMATION: Delta Chamber of Commerce, 1-30, for lodging information.USA (1,373,456) > Colorado (13,751) > Mesa County (372) > Mesa County Newspapers and Obituaries (44) Estimated driving time is 5 hours, 15 minutes. To get to Delta car from Colorado Springs, take Highway 50 through Gunnison and Montrose. HOME BASE: Delta, with a population of about 5,000, is the closest town with motel or bed-and-breakfast accommodations. This road connects with others running west from Delta. OFF THE BEATEN PATH: For the more adventurous, mountain bikes or four- wheel-drive vehicles can be used to come down Escalante Rim Road into the canyon. There’s an unmarked turnoff leading to a parking area, where a brown sign provides information about the Potholes, about 50 yards off the main road. The Potholes are 1.1 miles past Smith’s houses, to the left of the road. These can be traveled only by four-wheel-drive vehicles.įrom the petroglyph turnoff, it’s 4.3 miles to Capt. The turnoff is marked with a small brown sign for the Escalante Rim Road and Dry Mesa Road. It’s 2.7 miles from the highway to a bridge over the Gunnison River, then 3.6 miles from the bridge to the turnoff to the petroglyphs. Because signs in the canyon are small or located away from the road, odometer readings are important. The main road through Escalante Canyon can be traveled by passenger cars. About 15 miles northwest of Delta, there’s a turn-out area with a shelter and a sign that describes the Escalante-Dominguez expedition. DIRECTIONS: To get to Escalante Canyon, take Highway 50, which runs between Grand Junction and Delta. The petroglyphs are mixed with “cowboy art,” probably contributed not long after 1900, and by more contemporary initials carving. Within about 200 yards, on your right, you’ll see a fenced-off rock wall adorned with petroglyphs etched by ancient Ute Indians. Within a quarter-mile, the road forks - take the right branch. If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, turn left on the small road and drive through the stream. About 15 miles northwest of Delta, on the west side of Highway 50, there’s a broad parking area with a sign commemorating the Spanish explorer-missionary Silvestre Velez de Escalante, who explored the Southwest in 1776 with Francisco Anastasio Dominguez.įrom the turnoff, it’s 6.3 miles to a another turnoff, marked by a small brown sign reading “Escalante Rim Road.” Also take a decent spare tire, just in case take old tennis shoes or rubber thongs to wear when wading the creek and take a camera to capture the beautiful formations of this mini- Grand Canyon.Īnd give yourself plenty of time, because part of the fun of the Potholes is getting there. It’s hot, dry country, so take plenty of fluids. Whenever you go, remember that even though Escalante Canyon isn’t a wilderness area, there are few amenities other than a well-maintained road, and no guarantee that another motorist will come to your rescue. It’s more likely, though, that you’ll see no one, especially on weekdays. One more warning: You might see nude bathers at the Potholes. But it’s safe and easy to hike around this spot to the scenic wading and sunning areas just below it.
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