Dominguez-Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776 Book

In August 1776 two priests with an entourage set out from Santa Fe to find a direct route to the California missions. They didn't make it but had an interesting trip anyway. They went north and west through western Colorado, crossed over into Utah and turned back near Provo due to the weather which meant they traveled through the incredibly rugged Colorado Plateau and Glen Canyon in the fall. The book is heavily foot-noted and I was able to follow their route through Colorado and part of Utah on my trusty Rand McNally Road Atlas. A good portion of their Utah travels took place in Glen Canyon now Lake Powell. All their landmarks including the historic Crossing of the Fathers is now under hundreds of feet of water. Oh well. An interesting read if you're obsessed with this country as I am.