Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Tools along the side of the Polygamist Era Cabin The Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape is a physical reminder of the settlement and expansion history of the Mormon Church in this region. It is also sig... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Farm equipment near the Samantha Johnson Cabin Samantha Johnson Cabin (also known as Emma's Cabin, Lee's Cabin, J.D. Lee Ranch House) was built in 1881. In 1987, the cabin was refurbished into a schoolhouse usi... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Ranch Orchard and Irrigation Ditches By 1882, the ranch contained a total of 25 cultivated acres, much of which grew alfalfa. Cane and melon fields grew on one side of the road, with vineyards beyond. There was... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
View of Ranch from Root Cellar The Root Cellar was probably built at the same time as the main house (1887). Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Entrance to the Root Cellar Although there is little documentation on the construction of the root cellar at the ranch, its construction and location suggest that it was probably constructed at the same time as... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Samantha Johnson Cabin In the spring of 1881, additional ferry operators created the need for more housing. Two cabins, including this one, were added to the site. Ferryman Warren Johnson's second wife Samantha... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Picture Window Cabin This may be the log house that was relocated between 1909 and 1917, when Jerry Johnson was running the ranch. The log house had been build sometime earlier and was abandoned. Lees Ferry and... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Lonely Dell Ranch Orchard In the early 1900s, the focus shifted away from subsistence farming and the original orchard and vineyard planted by Warren Johnson died. The Grand Canyon Cattle Company wanted to grow... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Irrigation Ditch The various irrigation systems used at the site between 1871 and 1970 demonstrate the efforts to alter the remote landscape to make it more habitable. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape... More
Lees Ferry - National Parks Gallery
Lee Ferry Fort The Fort is one of the structures that remains at the landscape. Modifications have been made to the building over the years, and it has been used for various purposes depending on the use of the... More
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Lees Ferry - Lonely Dell Ranch
Glen Canyon is not just Lake Powell. Take yourself back to pioneer days at Lonely Dell Ranch in Lees Ferry Historic District. See the cabins where the original settlers and ferry operators lived, and taste the ... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
A truck and other agricultural equipment stand in a field near the ranch. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
View from the Picture Window Cabin Under the direction of the Grand Canyon Cattle Company, Jerry Johnson made several improvements to the site in the early 1900s. He relocated an old log house that had been bui... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
View of red rock formations around the ranch landscape. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Irrigation ditches weave around the trunks of orchard trees. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Farm Equipment near the Weaver House Planted shade trees (elms) surround the ranch house. Tourism efforts first began at the site by Leo Weaver, who attempted to make the ranch into a tourist destination. Leo a... More
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Roof of the Root Cellar Beginning in 1982, the NPS made a number of repairs and renovations to the landscape. During this time, the roof of the root cellar was repaired and re-graded, and loose stones were stab... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Trough Today, a number of non-contributing, small-scale features have been added to the landscape, such as this concrete trough. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, 2015.
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Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
The Polygamist Era Cabin is shaded by trees growing on the ranch landscape. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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Road bed near Lees Ferry Crossing The Arizona Road/Honeymoon Trail meandered through the district and connected Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch. Originally a simple path, it was later paved. Part of the road t... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
In front of the Main Ranch Complex, an irrigation system floods an area to keep trees watered. Berms hold water in place. An irrigation system of ditches, headgates, a pump station, and tanks or reservoirs is a... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Orchard at Lonely Dell Ranch Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Ranch Equipment The landscape includes small-scale features related to ranching and irrigation operations, such as seeders, disc plows, harrows, wagons, and automobiles. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landsca... More
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
The entrance drive to the ranch crosses the Paria River at the 1963 bridge and continues to the Main Ranch complex. Today, the locations of historic river fords across the Paria are not discernible. Lees Ferry ... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Picture Window Cabin Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
View from near the Front Gate of the Ranch Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Farming Equipment at the Cabin In the early 1930s, Leo Weaver arrived at Lonely Dell Ranch and identified it as an ideal isolated location for his dude ranch operation. Weaver feared that the polygamist communi... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Farming Equipment The ranch contains small-scale features associated with the irrigation and ranching operations of the landscape, primarily consisting of the irrigation system, corrals and fences, and ranching... More
Tourist Attraction - Lonely Dell Ranch
Root Cellar (Dugout Cellar) Probably built around the same time as the Ranch House, the Root Cellar was improved by Gus Griffin in 1958. Despite improvements to the ranch at this time, conditions were very rust... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Lonely Dell Cemetery The cemetery at the Ranch is a small plot (39 feet by 88 feet), surrounded by modern post and wire fence. Graves markers range from broken and worn sandstone tablets to modern granite heads... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Ranching Equipment Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Gate around old vegetable garden Documented species at the ranch during the period of significance included alfalfa, apples, peaches, grapes, nus, and other fruits and vegetables. Today, traces of historic vege... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Irrigation Ditch A stone-lined ditch near the Weaver Ranch House is one of the irrigation features of the district. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Orchard and Irrigation Ditches at Lonely Dell Ranch With the help of irrigation systems, farming activities at the ranch continued for many years and under many hands. Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch Landscape... More
Lonely Dell Ranch - National Parks Gallery
Lonely Dell Ranch Vegetable Garden An heirloom vegetable garden has been reestablished at the Main Ranch as an interpretive element for visitors, providing a view of the former use and vegetation of the landsca... More