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The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition–September 23, 1776
The Dominguez-Escalante Expedtion was an effort to find an over-land route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Monterey, California. Their journey took them north across the Colorado Plateau to Utah Lake Valley, which was a peculiar route at first, until you realize that they started with a route taken by Juan Rivera in 1765. Atanasi […] The post The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition–September 23, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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