Bidwell-Bartleson Trail Tour
September 27, 2010 at 8:54 am kenttschanz Leave a comment
On Sat, 9 Oct 2010, you are invited to join the Crossroads Chapter of OCTA on the Bidwell-Bartleson 1841 wagon trail from Soda Springs, ID to Corinne, UT (west of Brigham City).
Meet at 8:30 AM, Sat, Oct 9, in Soda Springs, ID at the north side of the park (about 2½ to 3 hrs. from SLC).
$5.00 per car.
Bring a CB radio; buy lunch in Preston or bring a sack lunch.
RSVP: call or email Linda Turner by Oct. 4th to get on the list: 801-953-0370 lindat.crossroads@yahoo.com
The tour will be led by Roy Tea. There will be some mild gravel roads but mostly it will be a highway – smooth – EZ tour.
In 1841, Bidwell and Bartleson made the first wagon trail across Utah around the north side of the Great Salt Lake, down the east side of Pilot Peak Range, past several springs and through what later became Bidwell Pass and on to Big Springs in Nevada, where they abandoned all their remaining wagons and continued on to California riding and packing on their draft animals.
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