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Site 23, San Juan Hill
To ascend Comb Ridge, the pioneers built a wagon road up a steep sandstone hill. Here rock fill stretching a quarter of a mile was required to prevent the wagons from rolling down the sandstone slopes. San Juan Hill was a terribly difficult pull for their worn-out wagons and teams, so difficult that it proved nearly too much for some of their animals. One of Jens Nielson’s oxen died in its yoke as it struggled against the steep grade.

 
 
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Hole-in-the-Rock/River Gorge - winter conditions, Lamont Crabtree Photo San Juan Hill
Hole-in-the-Rock/River Gorge - winter conditions, Lamont Crabtree Photo
San Juan Hill with route overlay

Hole-in-the-Rock/River Gorge - winter conditions, Lamont Crabtree Photo
San Juan Hill

 

 
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Comb Ridge/San Juan River -- Aerial of Comb Ridge and the San Juan River, Lamont Crabtree Photo
Aerial - Comb Ridge/San Juan River
 
San Juan Hill -- San Juan Hill in the center of the image, Lamont Crabtree Photo
Aeria ofl San Juan Hill
 
San Juan Hill -- Aerial close up of the pioneers' road up San Juan Hill, Lamont Crabtree Photo
Aerial - Pioneer's route up San Juan Hill
 
San Juan Hill -- San Juan Hill rock fill, Lamont Crabtree Photo
San Juan Hill rock fill
 
 
San Juan Hill -- Pioneers' path up San Juan Hill; Eugene Crabtree top, center, Lamont Crabtree Photo
San Juan Hill wagon path
 
San Juan Hill -- Inscription located at the top of San Juan Hill, Lamont Crabtree Photo
San Juan Hill inscription
         
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“Here again seven span of horses were used, so when some of the horses were on their knees, fighting to find a foothold, the still erect horses could plunge upward against the sharp grade. On the worst slopes the men were forced to beat their jaded animals into giving all they had. After several pulls, rests, and pulls, many of the horses took to spasms and near convulsions, so exhausted were they. By the time most of the outfits were across the worst stretches could be identified by the dried blood and matted hair from the forelegs of the struggling teams."
Charles Redd