"It was a tough time," Wyndee Hansen, who owns the property now with her husband, Erik, tells CountryLiving.com. Hole in the Rock is a historic site in Utah where the Mormon Pioneers had to dynamite a path down the mountain to get through to the Colorado River. Eventually, she began allowing visitors in to view her one-of-a-kind home.While on tours, guests have also noted the smell of fried chicken for brief moments—no matter that the kitchen hasn't served dinner in decades.
"I'm attached to what I've built," Wyndee says of the mom-and-pop shop. The Hole in the Rock Trail (often hyphenated as Hole-in-the-Rock) is a historic trail running east-southeast from the town of Escalante in southern Utah in the western United States. The Mormon trailblazers who established this trail crossed the Colorado River and ended their journey in the town of Bluff.
Utah Travel Industry WebsiteThe Hole in the Rock parking area is three miles south of the Glen Canyon confluence with the Escalante River.If they had not been able to blast a path down the cliff face here, the only other option for the pioneers would have been to travel hundreds of miles to the north or the south in order to cross the river.Cottonwood Canyon marks the main waterway through Glen Canyon at this point.
It's just kind of fun. So, their son, Karsten, moved back home to take on some of the management duties.The landmark began as a modest cave where cowboys camped in the early 20th Century, but in 1945, brothers Albert and Leo Christensen expanded the space and founded the Hole N" the Rock Diner.Once, at a psychic reading, "Gladys supposedly came through. The trail is located within the borders of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the adjacent Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land to the east of the Colorado River. The trail is located within the borders of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the adjacent Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and federal
This historic 5,000 square foot home and unusual gift shop and trading post are open all year. A geologic feature called the Hole in the Rock gave the trail its name.
"But beyond the supernatural, there are earthly reasons to keep the Hole N" the Rock. Take a guided tour of the home, and appreciate the rich history within it's walls. BY LAKE: Hole-in-the-Rock is accessible by boat from Lake Powell. "Following her husband's death, Gladys commissioned an artist to paint the letters on the exterior and opened the gift shop, where she sold her handmade rock jewelry. The 55.5-mile long Hole-in-the-Rock Road begins on Highway 12, just southeast of the town of Escalante, and ends at the edge of a cliff overlooking Lake Powell’s Register Rock and Cottonwood Canyon. '"Wyndee knows the history of the space is the reason people stop and are consistently charmed by the 12-minute guided tour.
"Nobody else will take care of it like I do. Caverns & Caves.
""It used to be, when she was alive, they'd be giving a tour and Gladys would be back there taking a nap on the couch, or she'd invite some of them to stay for tea and sit down with her," Wyndee says.
Hole in the Rock is a narrow and steep crevice in the western rim of Glen Canyon, in southern Utah in the western United States.
A modern unpaved road called the Hole-in-the-Rock Road (BLM Road 200) closely follows this historic trail to the point where it enters the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. They're not scary ghosts at all. On U.S. Highway 191 in Southern Utah, in the heart of Canyonlands Country, is one of the most unique roadside attractions in the United States. Those last five miles are navigable by 4x4 vehicles only. The Hole-in-the-Rock expedition established the trail in 1879. Drive along the Hogback (the ridgeline), learn about the hidden mysteries of this giant geologic staircase, and discover the long-buried secrets of the Fremont and Puebloans.
This self-guided tour allows you to explore Utah’s historic wonders with maximum flexibility and value. Recommended. Travelers along U.S. Highway 191 in Southwestern Utah are amazed to discover this historic 5,000 square foot home which began taking shape almost a century ago by the Christensen family. Apparently, a staff member had moved Gladys's collection around the holidays but was sure she had put them all back. "She was just that type of a woman.
She died in 1974, but her spirit is still alive.