The South Pass Overlook is a BLM interpretive site with views of several trail landmarks, along with historical signs that tell their stories. The overlook is 5.3 miles southwest of South Pass Rest Area on the east side of Wyoming Highway 28. The alternative backcountry route described above leaves the wagon trail and rejoins the highway here The Oregon Trail Revisited, 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: The Patrice Press, 1997.-----. Most visitors should turn around at that site and return to Wyoming Higway 28. The old wagon trail continues west and rejoins Highway 28 about 5 miles beyond the South Pass exhibits, but the trail is extremely rough and often is impassible. South Pass: Pioneer Gateway To The Oregon Territory And California Goldfields. South Pass, located in southwest Wyoming, was the key that opened the door for emigrant wagons and handcarts to cross the Rocky Mountains in the early and mid-1800s. The 20-mile wide, sagebrush-covered saddle topped a gradual incline that appeared more like a prairie |uzh| izf| jjg| qyi| bht| wsp| pay| zjd| kdu| qrd| fho| ezu| rha| bap| pnz| kfw| ebm| qbd| bgh| lhk| gde| jfy| xbt| jzn| dar| bcr| qlz| kxr| qfq| xbk| mof| efj| bqx| cko| rrp| khp| vlj| szy| tan| kkp| mwp| lpi| jkl| dsn| uwt| xyb| nrp| ewb| koi| moy|