TABLE OF CONTENTS The Landscape / The Setting "The Nationalization of a Cañon': The Local Park Movement: 1906-1911 The Otto Years: 1911-30 Construction of Rim Rock Drive: 1931-1950 Origins of the Road Controversy: 1951-1980 The Lawsuit: 1981-1986 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1. Colorado National Monument and Surrounding Communities Figure 1.2. Topography of Mesa County, Colorado Figure 2.1. Historic photo of John Otto at what appears to be mouth of Fruita Canyon Figure 2.2. Historic photo of John Otto (top) and Whipple Chester ascending the 550-foot Independence Monument Figure 3.1. Aerial view of Serpent's Trail (right) and Rimrock Drive (left) Figure 3.2. Car ascending Serpents Trail Figure 4.1. Progress of Construction on Rim Rock Drive Figure 4.2. CCC camp NM-1-C at present site of Monument Canyon Trail parking area Figure 4.3. Portion of group photo of CCC enrollees and army personnel at Colorado National Monument Figure 4.4. View from cliff above the south portal of tunnel #3 (bottom right) and east side road and switchbacks Figure 4.5. Men working at Cold Shivers Point on east Rim Rock Drive Figure 4.6. Blasting at Half-Tunnel site Figure 4.7. Blasting at Half-Tunnel site Figure 4.8. Half-Tunnel site after the December 12, 1933 accident Figure 4.9. Progress of Construction on Rim Rock Drive Figure 4.10. Workers remove blast rubble from coyote hole or pilot bore in one of the road's three tunnels Figure 4.11. North portal of tunnel #3 on east Rim Rock Drive
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