ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə dˈɪfɪkəlt dᵻsˈɛnt fɹʌm nˈæʃᵻz pˈæs ˈiːzd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt kɹˈɔsɪŋz ʌvðə nˈæʃᵻz ænd lˈɪɾəl nˈæʃᵻz ɹˈɪvɚz ˈiːst ʌvðə pˈæs ænd mˌʌltɪpəl kɹˈɔsɪŋz ʌvðə wˈaɪt ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɔnðə wˈɛst sˈaɪd.
In addition to the difficult descent from Naches Pass (eased in 1854), it also required 68 crossings of the Naches and Little Naches Rivers east of the pass and multiple crossings of the White River on the west side.