Hole-in-the Rock - U.S. National Park Service
Jul 28, 2023 · Most of the original Hole-in-the-Rock trail is visible today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains a silent monument to the faith and tenacity of those first LDS pioneers.
Hole-in-the-Rock Trek Remains an Epic Experience in Pioneering
In 1879 when a group of Mormon pioneers began the now famous Hole-in-the-Rock expedition, the San Juan region of southeastern Utah was one of the most isolated parts of the United States. The rough and broken country is characterized by sheer walled cliffs, mesas, hills, washes, slickrock, cedar forests, and sand.
San Juan Expedition - Wikipedia
The San Juan Expedition (also known as the San Juan Mission or the Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition) was a group of Mormon settlers intent on establishing a colony in what is now southeastern Utah, in the western United States.
Hole in the Rock Expedition – Ensign Peak Foundation
On January 26, 1880, after six months of blasting and chiseling, an expedition of 250 Mormon Pioneers with their wagons and livestock descended through a rocky crevice known as the Hole in the Rock to the Colorado River below (now Lake Powell).
The Arrival of Mormons at Bluff – Hole in the Rock expedition
Apr 4, 2024 · On April 6, 1880, a group of 236 Mormon pioneers reached their destination at Bluff after an incredibly arduous journey across southern Utah. Their church-sponsored journey became known as the Hole in the Rock Expedition, named for the passage the pioneers chose at …
The Incredible Story of Hole N" The Rock, Utah's Famous …
Jul 5, 2017 · Twenty-foot-tall white letters painted on the side ensure that you don't miss Moab's Hole N" the Rock, a 5,000-square-foot home carved into sandstone by the Christensen family nearly a century ago. Today, it's a popular pit stop that pulls in about 500 visitors a day.
Hole-in-the-Rock Trail Maps - HIR F
This map and the detailed maps below cover the most popular portions of the pioneers' route that required new road blazing by the Hole-in-the-Rock pioneers. Additional maps, including the path the pioneers followed over established roads to Escalante, will be posted in the future.
The Story - EHC
The Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition In the autumn of 1879, some 250 men, women, and children undertook one of the most challenging and dramatic pioneering expeditions in American history. Their mission?
Hole-In-the-Rock pioneers inspiring - Deseret News
Jul 23, 2009 · The Hole-In-the-Rock expedition, or San Juan Mission, as it came to be known, is the story of Mormon pioneers who answered a call to go to the Four Corners area of southern Utah to serve as a buffer between lawlessness and civilization.
Hole in the Rock (rock formation) - Wikipedia
Hole in the Rock is a narrow and steep crevice in the western rim of Glen Canyon, in southern Utah in the western United States. Together with another canyon on the eastern side of the Colorado River, it provided a route through what would otherwise be …