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Show Downstream from the bridge there incline," it. quite rocky alluded pasturage good the is the is crossing place directly the city I imits west of the of this canyon. wold of and to arid, although in the diary. Durango. be true. near they again went somewhat south I, the "rocky and not too lengthy Animas River where they crossed to the the west bank of the Animas is a I ivestock sale barn about four miles they descended camping place on which The best here and land of the Florida 172 toward Farmington Hil From the of Colorado there, Escalante mntions The river is, no indeed, in level south good pasturage somewhat of a and Russon do not agree on the route from the Vega de San routes are paral lei with Bolton's route a short distance their Cayentano: Russon has the campsite on the Animas farther to the north of Russon's. who south than does Bolton, places it at the south end of Moving Mountain. because of the best place to camp and the Bolton with to We tend agree would that try to camp on a river at about the point they probability where the intended to leave it and proceed across country. Bolton 'RESEARCH METHODS along Colorado Highway 172 from Ignado going through road goes almost north from Ignacio two and a half mi les The expedition would have cut across before turning west-northwest. direction but paral lei to west-northwest immediately from Ignacio in a Florida River near the the crossed In al I probabil ity they this road. We traveled Oxford. This 172 to where that road turns on Colorado effect a to almost due north junction with U.S., Highway 160. They We went on to on to the Animas River. west-northwest have would kept U.S. 160 and fol lowed it to U.S. Highway 550 where we turned south to which they de pick up the trail again and photograph the rocky slope We then came back to U.S. 160 and proceeded scended to the Animas. We crossed the Animas and traveled south on La Plata toward Durango. of the Animas River campsite and 213 (La Posta Road) for present-day bridge there County the very stony and in photos places very rugged August On the 9th we west bank of the Animas. 9 set out from EI Rio de las Animas, ascended the incline west of the river which', although it is not too lengthy, is quite difficult for consisting of plenty of rock and I being very steep'in places. We passed the smal forest on its crest, with which it must measure We little 'more than a quarter of a league. a abundant of val narrow a pastures, entered ley traveled through it one league to the west, and turned west by northwest; then, after going three leagues through a leafy forest of -47- good pasturage |
