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Originating in the 14,000 foot peaks of the San Juan Range , the Dolores, like the Colorado main stem into which it empties , is striking for the relative absence of habitation along its banks and the extremity of wilderness through which it flows. From appearances , it seems that, logically the river should enter the Montezuma Valley of the San Juan River drainage at Dolores. However, it turned abruptly north from this path of least resistance and carved a torturous serpentine route through the raised Glade Plateau. The remarkable physiographic feature of this part of Colorado is the fact that the river, coursing roughly northward, cuts "across the grain" of a series of alternate uplifts and valleys which lie perpend- icular to the river's path. In this traverse, the river cuts not only across the grain of the country, but also across the geologic and human history of western Colorado as well. The Dolores River Canyon, between Big Gypsum Valley and Bedrock, Colorado, has worn into the sandstone formations to depths of over 1,000 feet. Its twisted path gives an impression of aimless wandering . Seemingly having lost its way, it meanders for 35 miles to reach a point 12 miles distant. Antiquity hides the origin of the name "Rio de Nuestra Senora de las Dolores " (The River of Sorrows). Escalante and Dominiques knew the river by this name when they reached it on August 11, 1776. Apparently, it was so called by the New Mexico traders who preceded the Padres and who fully recognized the fitness of the designation. The Dolores River drains 4,500 square miles of land area. It travels 250 miles from the snow-capped peaks of its origin before joining the mighty Colorado River near Moab , Utah. Elevation of the watershed ranges from 14,250 feet at the summit of Mt. Wilson to 4,090 feet at the Colorado River--giving the river a fall of 10,000 feet throughout its reach. The river has played an important role in the history and development of the San Juan Basin of southwestern Colorado. Its canyon first sheltered the homes of ancient cliff dwellers, the Anasazi. Later, the river was used as a main travel route for the Utes and Navajos. The earliest recorded visit to the Dolores was that of Don Juan Rivera in 1765, although little is know of this visit. In the 1870's and 1880's, the upper portions of the river served as a major travel route to the silver and gold mines of Rico, Dunton, Ophir and Telluride. In 1889, the river canyon became the route of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. This railroad served the area until 1952--the last twenty years seeing the birth and death of the world famous "Galloping Goose" line. The mining activity has nearly subsided 2 and the railroad has been removed, but the river valley is still the main means of access.
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