Issue 50.10
Part 12
One of the myths that some visitors to the Kolob may have is that it is not changing. Two important events in recent years indicate that the Kolob Canyons are still very active geologically. In […]
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Issue 50.10 Part 12 One of the myths that some visitors to the Kolob may have is that it is not changing. Two important events in recent years indicate that the Kolob Canyons are still very active geologically. In […] Issue 49.10 Part 11 With the completion of the road into the Kolob in 1967, two major hiking trails were constructed: a 7.2 mile trail from Lee’s Pass to the Kolob Arch and a […] Issue 48.10 Part 10 To commemorate their 50th anniversary, the National Park Service in 1956 proposed sweeping ten-year plan, “Mission 66.” The program was proposed to protect, develop, and improve the national parks nation-wide. The plan was studied, developed, […] Issue 47.10 Part 9 One of the great back country spectacles in the Kolob is its famous Kolob Arch. The arch has a measured span of 310 feet making it the largest free standing arch in the world. In the […] Issue 46.10 Part 8 The first settlers in the Kolob came in the 1930’s. Even before 1930, the Samuel Pollock family lived in a house at the mouth of Taylor Creek. The cement foundation for the home is still visible […] Issue 45.10 Part 7 The departure of Powell and his men left the Kolob Canyons to interested locals to explore. Southern Utah cattlemen succeeded in constructing a trail off the Kolob Terrace into Willis Creek onto […] Issue 43.10 Part 6 The first formal study and mapping of the Kolob region was made in 1872 and 1873 by John Wesley Powell and his Colorado River Survey. Powell, who traveled down the Colorado River in 1869, returned for […] Issue 42.10 Part 5 Visiting the Kolob was not a regular practice in the early Mormon settlement period but occasionally a curious few would venture into it. This was especially true after a road was established […] Issue 41.10 Part 4 Twenty months after the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, the United States government sent Judge John Cradlebaugh, escorted by a military patrol, to investigate the massacre and arrange for surviving children to be […] Issue 40 Part 3 The first recorded journey into the Kolob Canyons was by Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff. Woodruff, an avid fisherman, went fishing in Taylor Creek in the spring of 1854. His journal reports his fascination with the […] |
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