Canyonlands Poster South Dakota Superintendent John R

Superintendent John R

At this crossroads of both time and place

Many obstacles slowed construction

and often found themselves stranded for days when trapped by unpredictable rises in the river

five who were students from the University of Utah

Canyonlands Poster South Dakota Superintendent John RProduct 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