Why I like this picture:
- The metal work on the top of the signage - how creative is that!!
- The Oregon Trail wagon ruts. See the trail along the fence line to the right of the photo? I'm so excited. The small print says 300 wagons and thousands of animals came through here DAILY for a couple of years. Not so isolated then. Sounds like major traffic jam. The dust would be unimaginable. Don't even get me started with the heat. The sign also mentions that the wagon ruts are reminders of the largest known voluntary migration in world history. I hadn't thought of it that way before. So many of today's mass human migrations are involuntary. Sigh.
Somewhere on Highway 191 between Pinedale and Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Very cool sign!! and it looks to be in the middle of no where!
ReplyDeleteGlad you took note of this sign - it's really interesting all around. Trying to wrap my head around 300 wagons a day.
ReplyDeleteThat top piece of metalwork is really neat, can't imagine the hardship of those early travellers.
ReplyDeleteVery creative art placement making a plain sign sooo interesting! I cannot imagine the difficulties of travel and the conditions of the Western migration.
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