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[SunMan]

TT just told me of a recent trip to our local NF where he found a spot where if he had a snow shovel he could have easily filled the bed of a pickup with shotgun shells. Apparently there were other places where he could have done the same again. Disgusting.

[ski3pin]

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BTW: What's "MET"?

Mormon Emigrant Trail

A interesting foot note to overland travel into California during the gold rush is that the most heavily used variant of the California Trail over the Sierra Nevada (the Carson Route) was blazed by members of the Mormon Battalion going the opposite direction in 1848.

Information can be found here:

http://californiapioneer.org/destinations/emigrant-trail

A new guide to the markers now placed along the route can be purchased here:

http://emigranttrailswest.org/trail-guides-for-purchase/carson-trail-driving-guide/

We just drove by the 49er tree earlier today. It's not marked, you need to know what to look for. I remember when it was vandalized and it still breaks my heart.

[craig333]

If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend checking out the section that goes from kirkwood to 88. Its a jeep road though but has fantastic views.