[Duchess47]

I live on the Carson Trail. About 2 miles north of the Carson River and probably about 5-6 miles from Fort Churchill.

The metal rings are still there.

http://www.emigranttrailswest.org/crscenes2.htm

[FrogInABlender]

Boy, those pictures of the Carson Trail sure look desolate. I just can't imagine the dread they must've felt when looking out over that vast expanse of salt and alkali flats. And to think of the fates of the poor horses and oxen that had to take them across it is just more than I can stand to think about. {shutter}