Canyonlands Poster South Dakota At the base of this

At the base of this eroded canyon lies the Split Mountain Campground

provided perfectly for the growing of fruit orchards which led to renaming the community Fruita in 1902

and is now part of Pecos NHP

“as this Railroad unites the two great Oceans of the world

At this crossroads of both time and place

Canyonlands Poster South Dakota At the base of thisProduct Details 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Descending more than 1,400 feet, the Shafer Trail connects the Island in the Sky plateau to the Potash and White Rim roads. Named for rancher John Sog Shafer, the trail began as a path used to drive cattle into the canyons. The road was later improved to accommodate trucks hauling uranium ore in the 1950s. These uses ended when Canyonlands became a national park in 1964. Today, the trail is a popular