The early exploration and settlement of northern Arizona was dominated by thousands of miles of cliffs and canyons cut by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The Little Colorado River’s name is misleading. It is one of the Colorado River’s largest tributaries and forms impassable canyons for miles across the Navajo Nation before becoming shallower as it approaches what is now Cameron, Arizona. When a bridge was built there in 1911, it created the first easy access over the canyon and became the ideal place for a trading post. Brothers…
