To Hell And Back
The Gunnison Expedition
Who: John Gunnison
When: 1853
Mission: Gunnison and Co. were sent by the U.S. military on a crusade to survey a railroad route between the 38th and 39th parallels, from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
The party traveled along the Arkansas River, navigated the rugged Sangre de Cristo) wisely declared the gorge impassable and led his team around the South Rim.
