August 22 – A 5-month virtual road trip along the California Trail Lying within the boundaries of Elko, Nevada, the Hot Hole (GPS coordinates -115.778, 40.818) and associated springs were mentioned quite frequently in emigrant diaries. You can view the recently installed interpretive exhibit on the California Trail Center app and mirror website at https://ctic.oncell.com/en/hot-hole-322443.html. [...]
Category: U.S. History
August California Trail Social Media Posts: Week 3
August 15 – A 5-month virtual road trip along the California Trail Before we move on from City of Rocks (visited yesterday), we’re going to backtrack all the way back to Fort Bridger in Wyoming. As you may recall, we visited Fort Bridger (virtually) on July 26 and then headed north toward Fort Hall. Our [...]
August California Trail Social Media Posts: Week 2
August 8 – A 5-month virtual road trip along the California Trail The Oregon and California Trails traveled up the valley where the towns of Bancroft and Chesterfield are, but there are no major highways that travel that route today. However, if you continue along Highway 30 you’ll branch off of the Hudspeth Cutoff and [...]
August California Trail Social Media Posts: Week 1
Continuing my virtual tour along the California Trail via social media posts for the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, I bring you the first week's travel for August. August 1 – A 5-month virtual road trip along the California Trail For the next week of our virtual road trip we’ll be hanging out [...]
July California Trail Social Media Posts: Week 4
July 22 – A 5-month virtual road trip along the California Trail Just north of where the Lander Road crossed Green River is the site of the Green River Rendezvous. You can visit the interpretive markers at Trappers Point Overlook near Pinedale, WY (GPS coordinates -109.982, 42.880). The Historical Marker Database provides information about those [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 