The canyon looks fairly wide just below the dam, top left. A Railroad section plaque along HCO here has Heinrich Lienhard's description of the convoluted narrow passageway emigrants would face before exiting to Humboldt River and the California Trail. Possible old ruts follow the right side of the canyon, right center. Rangers believe these are authentic HCO artifacts. South Fork Humboldt River flows through the canyon, left and above. As Heinrich Lienhard left the canyon and HCO, he suggested that the trail be named "Hastings' Long Tripp."
Hastings Cutoff
South Fork Canyon
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