Custer Poster Wyoming As the scenic byway came

As the scenic byway came into existence

” Workers used an average of 1000 pounds of dynamite daily for three months to blast through over 670 feet of solid granite

the road provides access to the popular Mossy Cave trail in the park and stretches from Bryce Canyon near the west end to Capitol Reef on the east

At 290 feet high

Custer Poster Wyoming As the scenic byway cameDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy The Needles Highway was the brainchild of Peter Norbeck, who sought to lead tourists to the grandest views possible in the Harney Mountain Range. By typical standards, the chosen route was virtually impossible to construct. Road engineer Scovell Johnson, however, told Norbeck that it could be done with enough dynamite. With no less than 150,000 pounds of the explosive, Norbecks road became reality.