Site 10, Gray Mesa
Gray Mesa is a flat plateau between the Colorado River gorge and the San Juan River. This sand/sagebrush topped mesa was easily traversed. It was on Gray Mesa that Olivia Ekelund Larson gave birth to a baby boy during a snowstorm. Mons and Olivia Larson named their newborn John Rio after the San Juan River, which could be seen from the mesa.
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