Welcome to the Historic Trails Research Website
2016 Research Trip Across the
West
from
South Dakota to Donner Pass, California
| In the fall of 2016,
I decided to make a trip westward from the Missouri River to Donner Pass,
California, following as many old trail routes as practical. My main emphasis
would be to follow the 1811-1812 Wilson Hunt Expedition, also know as the
“Astorians,” and the trails of western Wyoming and those across the deserts
of Utah and Nevada. During this trip, I took many photos and GPS waypoint readings to document the trails and to document the routes I traveled. A total of 546 photos were taken. I left Ames, Iowa on Sep 9, 2016 and returned to Ames on Oct 2, 2016. My schedule was dictated by wanting to traverse the deserts when it was cooler and dryer, and avoid being caught in snow storms. NOTE: It is very strange that some browsers and some websites will not show the photo at its highest resolution in the original photo file. Sometimes the resolution of the photo is reduced from its actual 100% resolution, by either the browser or the host web site. To get the best resolution, download the actual photo file from the website and display it with an image viewer. |
| DOCUMENTS AND PHOTO COLLECTIONS |
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| PHOTOS
NORMAL RESOLUTION |
This web page contains links
to all 546 photos taken. The resolution is suitable for viewing the photos
on most browsers. |
| PHOTOS
HIGH RESOLUTION |
This web page contains links
to all 546 photos taken. The resolution is high so that a zoom can be used
to see greater detail. Folder Link. |