Hastings Cutoff historic marker with Grindstone Mountain (elev. 7,377 ft.) in the background. The marker reads:
HASTINGS CUTOFF – SOUTH FORK CANYON
“THE KANYON (sp) … IS SO NARROW THAT IN MANY PLACES WE HAD TO TRAVEL ALONG THE BED OF THE CREEK … THERE BEING NO ROOM ON EITHER SIDE FOR A ROAD” - WILLIAM EDMUNDSON, SEP 2 1850
Photo taken 11/30/08.