Скачать или смотреть Hike in Devil's Canyon to an old Line Shack

Line shack. Cowboy cabin. Simple shelter. Regardless the name, the purpose was the same: a temporary shelter for travelers. It's unknown if this particular building was made by trappers, cowboys, ranchers, or miners.

Over the years, the building has been slightly modified and upgraded. The wood siding has been covered in a black all-weather siding.

The shack is on a beautiful spot with towering sandstone walls on each side and views of the canyon for miles. Situated around 5,200', the hike to the cabin was about 3 miles from the Fruita side. I started at the mouth of the main canyon, following a wash upstream, past the black pre-Cambrian granite and red rock sandstone.

The cabin is in the Black Ridge Wilderness Area, which is part of the McInnis Canyon National Conservation Area (a large section of wilderness over 123,000 acres). It is managed by the BLM and free to access. The arid landscape of the Colorado Plateau Region encompasses over 75,000 acres of archaeological and paleontological wet dreams.

The E to W ridge is dissected by seven major canyon systems and a plethora of side canyons. The area can be accessed from Fruita, Glade Park, and the Colorado River.

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