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Barton's Dugway near Bluff, Utah, USA. In 1883 William Hyde and Amasa Barton cut a wagon road down a solid rock cliff between Rincon and Bluff, Utah. It was just wide enough to allow a wagon and team to travel on. This image is taken in the middle of what's left of this road - called Barton's Dugway.
During wintertime Hide/Barton freighted goods between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Rincon on the San Juan River. During summertime they freighted between Durango, Colorado and Rincon. This road, on a sheer cliff, became necessary because the San Juan River changed course and blocked their usual travel route in the river bottom, and the only alternate route was San Juan Hill, which was too steep.
Today this road is all but forgotten and few know it exists.
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Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia
