Archive for July, 2009
Devil’s Gate
From Wiki: Devil’s Gate (Wyoming) is a natural rock formation, a gorge on the Sweetwater River a few miles southwest of Independence Rock. The site, significant in the history of western pioneers, was a major landmark on the Mormon Trail and the Oregon Trail although the actual routes of travel did not pass through the [...]
Independence Rock
I was looking forward to seeing Independence Rock since I set out on this trip. For one reason or another Chimney and Independence Rocks have been the most iconic symbols of the Trail since I was a kid.
Register Cliff
Also referred to as Register Cliff and Sand Point Station. The cliff is sandstone precipice rising one hundred feet from the valley floor of the North Platte River. Despite erosion by wind and water it remains very much as travelers on the Oregon Trail saw it more than 100 years ago. One of three main [...]
Day 5 Scotts Bluff National Monument
From the Wiki: Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska includes an important 19th century landmark on the Oregon Trail and Mormon Trail. The National Monument contains multiple bluffs (steep hills) located on the south side of the North Platte River, but it is named after one prominent bluff called Scotts Bluff which rises over [...]
Chimney Rock
I was glad to make it all the way to Chimney Rock. Day 4 was a pretty long affair, winding through some desolate country and tiny towns.
Looking down towards Windlass Hill and Ash Hollow, NE
Windlass Hill and Ash Hollow, just outside of Lewellen, Nebraska.
