On highway 28 just to the west of Lander, WY, there is South Pass City and also the junction of the Pony Express, Mormon, California, and Oregon trails. There is a pull-out with a sign explaining the site and a small marble monument on the other side of the barbed-wire fence. I went through the fence to see the monument (more like a post) and take pics. On each side of the post, there is a trail name -> 4 sides = 4 trail names.
This is also the junction where wagon trains split up to go to either California or Oregon. Those who had been travelling together for a long time would split here, probably never to see each other again.
Yep, my dad and I were returning from a visit with my sister in Jackson and he asked me to stop there. I didn’t want to. I caved and we did. He was not impressed, but I was. It is a neat area.
Thanks - South Pass is amazing. I don’t recall seeing that detail/ going through the fence. We’ll be driving through there definitely. thanks