Libro Rollins Pass De Wright Mps, B. Travis ; Wright Mba, Kate ; LaBelle

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

B. Travis Wright Mps

Kate Wright Mba

Prefacio de

Jason M. LaBelle Phd

Editorial

Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.4 x 16.5 x 1.0 cm

Peso

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9781467127714

Categorías

Ee. uu. región del oeste
Fotografía
Historia de américa
Historia local
Obras generales y pictóricas

Rollins Pass

B. Travis Wright Mps (Autor) · Kate Wright Mba (Autor) · Jason M. LaBelle Phd (Prefacio de) · Arcadia Publishing (SC) · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Rollins Pass"

The ribbon of dusty road on Rollins Pass has a timeless and beloved history. First known as Boulder Pass, this comparatively low saddle on the Continental Divide in Colorado has been in continuous use for millennia. First utilized as an expansive Native American game drive complex, the pass subsequently functioned as a toll wagon road in the 1860s. At the turn of the 20th century, Rollins Pass became the highest standard-gauge adhesion railroad grade in North America--an achievement still standing today. However, this overmountain route, known as Corona Pass, was inefficient and dangerous: resolute men tasked with the impossible faced high elevations with even higher risks of injury or death. A safer, permanent route came in 1928 by way of the Moffat Tunnel. The rails of Rollins Pass were then removed, freeing the automobile to tour the historic road. No matter the epoch, the legacy of Rollins Pass abides: a preeminently scenic route to the top of the world.