Traveling westward in the “San Cosme” (Duchesne River) valley as the autumnal equinox drew nigh, the first snows of the pending winter dusting the “Sierra Blanca de Los Lagunas” (Uintah Mountains) were an omen that the Dominguez – Escalante Expedition would never succeed in their primary objective of pioneering an overland route from Santa Fe to Monterey. Seventy – seven days outward bound from Sa…
