PICTURES: 1. Cottonwood trees at Fruita; 2. Fruita; 3. Fruita school house; 4. and 5. petroglyphs on the canyon wall about 10 feet off the ground
We rested today and explored the historical town of Fruita in the NP. This small community was established by the Mormon pioneers in 1880. It is in a small, narrow valley next to the monocline where two small rivers (creeks in the rest of the watery world) come through the valley. The orchards that the Mormons planted with irrigation ditches are still being cultivated in the Park. There are also petroglyphs on the canyon walls dating about 1000 years (so they think) to the Fremont Indians.
That's a nice looking cabin. Is it a orginal? Those had to be tough days back then.
ReplyDeleteTalk about the proverbial tall Indian.
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