The Oregon Trail. by jayfar
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This is a rocky hill over which the wagon trains heading west had to pass. The rut in the rock was formed by countless feet of humans, their animals and the wagons. This was near the junction of the rivers Platte and Laramie in Wyoming. How they must have suffered!!
The trail was blazed in the 1840's.
Happy birthday to Dana. (danapommet).
Comments (30)
marineguy
and we think we have it rough, thanks for sharing. Never knew we could wear rock like that.
Feliciti
very natural way...can tell us many storys i think ,great capture !!
Lashia
Great summer shot- thanks for sharing! :)
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durleybeachbum
This really gives a feel for it..must have been terrifying.
fallen21
Excellent shot!
geoffwoods
mate never seen anything like this, can't imagine how many passed this spot thanks for sharing found it very interesting, Geoff.
whaleman
Looks like a great Jeep trail now!
Bossie_Boots
This is wicked thanks for the info superbly captured and happy birthday Dana !!
A_Sunbeam
Blisters all the way ...
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
qrud
Good Photography.
dakotabluemoon
So sad how life used to be so harsh on humans but fantastic capture and a great piece of history with it.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. Happy birthday Dana.
capelito
Great photo.
flavia49
great
flora-crassella
wonderful image!
pat40
Terrific shot, Jeff,
awjay
excellent
kbrog
That must have been a lot of traffic, but I'm sure there were a few pick-axes involed. :) Excellent capture!
mariogiannecchini
Very impressive and beautiful photo, Jeff !
Hendesse
Excellent shot. Fantastic POV!
moochagoo
Very interesting historical path
sandra46
VERY INTERESTING
npauling
There must have been huge numbers passing over this track for it to be worn down so much and it looks so bumpy too. We don't know how lucky we are with our roads. An excellent capture.
danapommet
Can't believe that they wore such a deep rut into rock. Amazing capture and thank you for thr birthday wish my friend. Dana
Isabelle711
This is amazing. :))))) They had a very hard way to go. :))))) Most excellent capture of where traffic use to be. :)))))) Thank you for the amazing info. :))))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see my friend. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
bmac62
I've seen a few bits and pieces of the trail too...quite a quiet memorial to our ancesters. Promises of free land and a better life are huge motivators.
m_j_s
That's a hell of a lot of people to gorge out a rut that size! Wonderful shot Jeff!!
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTY
myrrhluz
Beautiful and dramatic shot! Excellent composition and POV. I can feel the sun beating down, the endlessly long vistas, and the hard rocky ground. One of the first books of diaries, I read was "Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey" by Lillian Schlissel. It is a fascinating read, sometimes for what they didn't write as well as what they did. In the introduction Schlissel wrote, "The severity of the dislocation of the journey can be gauged in the knowledge that about one of every five overland women was seized by some stage of pregnancy, and virtually every married woman traveled with small children." ... "It is in women's diaries that we are reminded that the heaviest emigration of the Overland Trail was accomplished during the years of cholera epidemic."