Friday, October 23, 2009

Fort Bluff Historical Renovation Site - Bluff, Utah

Today we toured the Fort Bluff Historic Site. This area was settled by a Mormon expedition that started from Escalante, Utah and ended here in 1880. The settlers had to endure numerous hardships, including passing down a small crevice into the Colorado River gorge near was is today, Lake Powell. This passage is known today as the Hold In the Rock. A group of volunteers are restoring the fort, including constructing new cabins.


The only remaining original cabin.

A shot from a cemetery overlook above the town. Many of the descendants of the settlers are buried here.

The Navajo Twins rock formation (above a local restaurant and trading post).