The Barlow Road ascended the south flank of Mt. Hood and descended the watersheds of the Zigzag and Sandy Rivers. Emigrants entered the valley below by following the long ridge to the east, called the Devil's Backbone, and then descended the steep incline to ford the river, then they climbed the hill and passed through what is today the City of Sandy toward what P. V. Crawford, emigrant of 1851 called, "the great Willamette Valley."

Credits and Sources:

Clackamas County Historical Society and Wasco County Historical Society, Barlow Road, Marverick Publications, Bend, OR, 1998.

http://tomlaidlaw.com/otkiosks/otcc/jonsrud.html

Photos:

Laidlaw, Tom. (n.d.) Signage at Jonsrud Viewpoint Park.

National Forest Service. (n.d.) Devil's Backbone. National Forest Service collection.

Risberg, Erica. Ph.D. (2014). Devil's Backbone photos. Private collection.

Audio:

Diary excerpts:

Enoch W. Conyers

Amelia Stewart Knight